Botswana: Exports, percent of GDP

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 Botswana

Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP

 Latest value 31.66
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 46.41
 Min - Max 22.77 - 75.13
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 31.66 percent, a decline from 43.54 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 45.76 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 1960 to 2023 is 46.41 percent. The minimum value, 22.77 percent, was reached in 1969 while the maximum of 75.13 percent was recorded in 1987. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Botswana - Exports, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

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Botswana - Exports, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1960-2023




The exports of Botswana and other countries are calculated as the total amount of goods and services produced at home and sold abroad. Exports are often reported as percent of GDP so that we can evaluate their magnitude relative to the size of the economy.

If exports are about 15 percent or less of GDP the economy is considered relatively closed as only 15 percent of its products are sold internationally. That, for example, applies to the U.S. In contrast, many small European countries export over 40 percent of their production. They are considered more open to international trade.
Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 85.86 2021 percent
 Trade openness 67.37 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 31.66 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 6.14 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports -16.21 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 35.71 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 6.93 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 3.43 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.22 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 27.19 2022 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -2.50 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 0.61 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -4.05 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 0.20 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 4.76 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.31 2023 percent
 Remittances 60.16 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -370.48 2022 million USD
 External debt 9.96 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 5.69 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 2.62 2022 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 60.78 10/2022 billion
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