Botswana vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
5.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
99th
South Africa rank
97th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 97th of 193 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3514 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1451 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2063 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.4944 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1749 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3195 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7711 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3413 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4298 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7383 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5825 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4793 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 5.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4748 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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 97th 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.