Botswana vs Ghana: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana
4.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
99th
Ghana rank
101st
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3514 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3514 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.4944 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4944 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7711 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7692 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0543 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4666 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 5.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Ghana?
- 0.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 101st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current 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
Imports of goods and services (current 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.