Botswana vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Botswana
12.56 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
3.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
38th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 12.56 % change on previous year against 3.02 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.54 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 4.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.57 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 6.67 % change on previous year | 9.64 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 10.01 % change on previous year | 13.99 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 4.33 % change on previous year | 7.75 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 2.13 % change on previous year | 6.91 % change on previous year | 4.78 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Botswana or Upper middle income?
- Botswana, at 12.56 % change on previous year against 3.02 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Botswana and Upper middle income?
- 9.54 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Upper middle income?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.