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Botswana – Imports

Name: Botswana Imports
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Total value of goods and services purchased from the rest of the world, including merchandise, freight, insurance, and other commercial services. · World Bank

$8.2B +$909.5M from 2023 G20 rank: 35th · all-time high: $9.3B (2021)

APA

Botswana Imports. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/botswana/imports

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_botswana_imports,
  title = {Botswana Imports},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/botswana/imports},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$7.8B	–	–
2026* trend	$7.9B	–	–
2025* trend	$8.0B	–	–
2024	$8.2B	+$909.5M	35th
2023	$7.2B	−$1.6B	47th
2022	$8.8B	−$424.0M	60th
2021	$9.3B	+$1.7B	73rd
2020	$7.6B	−$141.8M	76th
2019	$7.7B	+$333.4M	71st
2018	$7.4B	+$1.1B	66th
2017	$6.3B	−$634.3M	67th
2016	$6.9B	−$1.2B	74th
2015	$8.1B	−$913.1M	81st
2014	$9.0B	−$185.6M	81st
2013	$9.2B	+$324.0M	78th
2012	$8.9B	+$598.1M	79th
2011	$8.3B	+$1.6B	83rd
2010	$6.6B	+$1.2B	83rd
2009	$5.4B	−$294.2M	79th
2008	$5.7B	+$1.0B	70th
2007	$4.7B	+$1.4B	69th
2006	$3.4B	−$80.2M	61st
2005	$3.4B	−$168.5M	65th
2004	$3.6B	+$901.1M	67th
2003	$2.7B	+$631.2M	63rd
2002	$2.1B	+$14.2M	56th
2001	$2.1B	−$254.0M	54th
2000	$2.3B	−$71.0M	55th
1999	$2.4B	−$114.0M	57th
1998	$2.5B	+$140.4M	58th
1997	$2.4B	+$553.8M	57th
1996	$1.8B	−$238.3M	51st
1995	$2.0B	+$373.4M	58th
1994	$1.7B	−$104.8M	61st
1993	$1.8B	−$135.7M	61st
1992	$1.9B	−$69.8M	62nd
1991	$2.0B	−$379,024	62nd
1990	$2.0B	+$573.8M	63rd
1989	$1.4B	+$187.3M	53rd
1988	$1.2B	+$218.4M	51st
1987	$1.0B	+$243.9M	50th
1986	$763.4M	+$139.1M	45th
1985	$624.3M	−$149.4M	43rd
1984	$773.7M	−$51.0M	44th
1983	$824.7M	+$63.3M	43rd
1982	$761.4M	−$137.4M	40th
1981	$898.8M	+$80.4M	38th
1980	$818.4M	+$221.3M	36th
1979	$597.2M	+$200.3M	32nd
1978	$396.9M	+$80.6M	27th
1977	$316.3M	+$57.7M	22nd
1976	$258.6M	+$1.4M	14th
1975	$257.2M	–	10th

Show all years (1975–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.1% GDP growth 3.2% C/A balance 1.5%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Botswana's imports stood at $8.2B in 2024, a rise of +$909.5M from 2023. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates $8.0B by 2025.