Goods exports as a part of the balance of payment fell 30.9% to USD 5.76 bil in Botswana in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, goods exports as a part of the balance of payment in Botswana reached an all time high of USD 8.50 bil in 2014 and an all time low of USD 0.142 bil in 1975. When compared to Botswana's main peers, goods exports as a part of the balance of payment in Namibia amounted to USD 4.66 bil, USD 110 bil in South Africa, USD 10.5 bil in Zambia and USD 7.20 bil in Zimbabwe in 2023.
Botswana has been ranked 109th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of goods exports as a part of the balance of payment, 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Goods Exports (BoP, USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Angola | USD bil | 40.8 | 34.7 | 20.9 | 33.6 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | USD bil | 6.59 | 5.26 | 4.34 | 7.43 | 8.33 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | ... | 16.0 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 22.2 | 28.7 | ... | ||||||||||||||
Lesotho | USD bil | 1.22 | 1.06 | 0.889 | 1.06 | 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | USD bil | ... | 6.04 | 4.79 | 3.72 | 5.70 | 8.28 | |||||||||||||||
Namibia | USD bil | 4.19 | 3.88 | 3.20 | 3.67 | 4.39 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | USD bil | 94.3 | 89.9 | 85.5 | 122 | 123 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | USD bil | 1.83 | 1.98 | 1.74 | 2.06 | 2.03 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Tanzania | USD bil | 4.29 | 5.38 | 6.37 | 6.76 | 7.22 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Zambia | USD bil | 9.03 | 7.25 | 8.00 | 11.2 | 11.5 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.68 | 4.66 | 4.93 | 6.36 | 7.00 | ... |