Botswana vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Imports of goods and services

Botswana
-19.0%
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
-13.5%
in 2025
Botswana rank
176th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
173rd

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Botswana
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
-50-250255075196119932025

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports -13.5% against -19.0% in Botswana, a difference of 5.5%.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 176th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 173rd of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 12.0% -10.9% 22.9% Botswana
1980s 9.2% -1.2% 10.3% Botswana
1990s 4.8% 0.5% 4.2% Botswana
2000s 6.7% 9.3% 2.6% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 6.0% -9.1% 15.1% Botswana
2020s -3.1% 0.1% 3.2% Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Botswana or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at -13.5% against -19.0% in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Botswana and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
5.5%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Botswana ranks 176th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 173rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Imports of goods and services. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/imports-of-goods-and-services-annual-percent-growth/botswana/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/imports-of-goods-and-services-annual-percent-growth/botswana/iran-islamic-rep/">Botswana vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Imports of goods and services</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.