Botswana vs Tanzania: Wholesale and retail trade, value added

Botswana
2.21 billion current US$
in 2011
Tanzania
2.92 billion current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
15th
Tanzania rank
13th

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

  • Botswana
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.92 billion current US$ against 2.21 billion current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 714.71 million current US$.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 47 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 396.47 million current US$ 822.31 million current US$ 425.84 million current US$ Tanzania
2000s 1.04 billion current US$ 1.69 billion current US$ 651.04 million current US$ Tanzania
2010s 2.07 billion current US$ 2.85 billion current US$ 776.32 million current US$ Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Botswana or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.92 billion current US$ against 2.21 billion current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Botswana and Tanzania?
714.71 million current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
Botswana ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,273 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current U.S. dollars.