Botswana vs Gabon: Exports of goods, services and primary income

Botswana
5.83 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Gabon
5.50 billion BoP, current US$
in 2015
Botswana rank
136th
Gabon rank
138th

Exports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.83 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.50 billion BoP, current US$ in Gabon, a difference of 331.11 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gabon ahead.

Botswana ranks 136th and Gabon ranks 138th of 199 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 454.18 million BoP, current US$ 1.76 billion BoP, current US$ 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ Gabon
1980s 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ 834.84 million BoP, current US$ Gabon
1990s 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ 2.82 billion BoP, current US$ 16.95 million BoP, current US$ Gabon
2000s 4.55 billion BoP, current US$ 5.06 billion BoP, current US$ 508.36 million BoP, current US$ Gabon
2010s 7.68 billion BoP, current US$ 9.00 billion BoP, current US$ 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income, Botswana or Gabon?
Botswana, at 5.83 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.50 billion BoP, current US$ in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income between Botswana and Gabon?
331.11 million BoP, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income?
Botswana ranks 136th and Gabon ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.