Botswana vs Tanzania: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Botswana
11.8%
in 2025
Tanzania
12.2%
in 2024
Botswana rank
151st
Tanzania rank
150th
Trade in services (% of GDP) over time
- Botswana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 12.2% against 11.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 150th of 200 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.3% | 3.9% | 25.4% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 3.4% | 18.2% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.1% | 1.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.5% | 1.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.8% | 1.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 0.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Botswana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 12.2% against 11.8% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Botswana and Tanzania?
- 0.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for trade in services?
- Botswana ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 150th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.