Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Botswana

Merchandise imports in Botswana in 2025 — 6,395,000,000 US$. Ranked 131 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 70,955.6%.

2025 6.4B US$ −11.38% vs 2024
World rank 131of 205
Period maximum 8.4B US$2021
Period minimum 8M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Botswana, 1960–202502.5B5B7.5B10B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9,000,000 US$1962: 11,000,000 US$1964: 13,000,000 US$1966: 26,000,000 US$1968: 33,000,000 US$1970: 57,000,000 US$1972: 110,000,000 US$1974: 184,000,000 US$1976: 209,000,000 US$1978: 371,000,000 US$1980: 692,000,000 US$1982: 689,000,000 US$1984: 697,000,000 US$1986: 713,000,000 US$1988: 1,196,000,000 US$1990: 1,946,000,000 US$1992: 1,861,000,000 US$1994: 1,640,000,000 US$1996: 1,723,000,000 US$1998: 2,251,000,000 US$2000: 2,081,000,000 US$2002: 1,845,000,000 US$2004: 3,231,000,000 US$2006: 3,086,000,000 US$2008: 5,211,000,000 US$2010: 5,657,000,000 US$2012: 8,025,000,000 US$2014: 8,078,000,000 US$2016: 6,143,000,000 US$2018: 6,306,000,000 US$2020: 6,516,000,000 US$2022: 8,145,000,000 US$2024: 7,216,000,000 US$2025: 6,395,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +6.39B (+70,955.56%) Average annual rate: 10.63 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 6.4B US$
World 26.69T US$
Southern Africa computed 147B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.88T US$
Merchandise imports — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 6.4B −821M −11.38%
2024 7.22B +710M +10.91%
2023 6.51B −1.64B −20.12%
2022 8.15B −255M −3.04%
2021 8.4B +1.88B +28.91%
2020 6.52B −48M −0.73%
2019 6.56B +258M +4.09%
2018 6.31B +977M +18.33%
2017 5.33B −814M −13.25%
2016 6.14B −1.1B −15.13%
2015 7.24B −840M −10.4%
2014 8.08B −274M −3.28%
2013 8.35B +327M +4.07%
2012 8.03B +753M +10.35%
2011 7.27B +1.62B +28.55%
2010 5.66B +929M +19.65%
2009 4.73B −483M −9.27%
2008 5.21B +1.14B +28.13%
2007 4.07B +981M +31.79%
2006 3.09B −75M −2.37%
2005 3.16B −70M −2.17%
2004 3.23B +783M +31.99%
2003 2.45B +603M +32.68%
2002 1.85B +36M +1.99%
2001 1.81B −272M −13.07%
2000 2.08B −117M −5.32%
1999 2.2B −53M −2.35%
1998 2.25B −7M −0.31%
1997 2.26B +535M +31.05%
1996 1.72B −188M −9.84%
1995 1.91B +271M +16.52%
1994 1.64B −131M −7.4%
1993 1.77B −90M −4.84%
1992 1.86B −86M −4.42%
1991 1.95B +1M +0.05%
1990 1.95B +446M +29.73%
1989 1.5B +304M +25.42%
1988 1.2B +259M +27.64%
1987 937M +224M +31.42%
1986 713M +133M +22.93%
1985 580M −117M −16.79%
1984 697M −38M −5.17%
1983 735M +46M +6.68%
1982 689M −108M −13.55%
1981 797M +105M +15.17%
1980 692M +154M +28.62%
1979 538M +167M +45.01%
1978 371M +85M +29.72%
1977 286M +77M +36.84%
1976 209M −7M −3.24%
1975 216M +32M +17.39%
1974 184M +18M +10.84%
1973 166M +56M +50.91%
1972 110M +27M +32.53%
1971 83M +26M +45.61%
1970 57M +11M +23.91%
1969 46M +13M +39.39%
1968 33M +2M +6.45%
1967 31M +5M +19.23%
1966 26M +3M +13.04%
1965 23M +10M +76.92%
1964 13M +1M +8.33%
1963 12M +1M +9.09%
1962 11M +3M +37.5%
1961 8M −1M −11.11%
1960 9M

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.