Botswana vs Syria: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
2.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
3.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Botswana rank
91st
Syria rank
88th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 3.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.39 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Syria ahead.
Botswana ranks 91st and Syria ranks 88th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.59 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.64 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 1980s | 9.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2302 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 5.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.71 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 2000s | 5.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 15.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 2010s | 4.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.99 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Syria?
- Syria, at 3.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Syria?
- 0.39 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Syria rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 91st and Syria ranks 88th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.