Exports of goods and services in Botswana
Botswana: Exports of goods and services was 14.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in Botswana, 1976–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 14.8% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 249.8% on the previous year and up 300.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Botswana peaked at 39.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -32.0%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 23rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in Botswana, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28.4% | — |
| 1977 | 18.3% | -35.5% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 6.5% | -52.9% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +29.1% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -56.4% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +531.1% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +52.0% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | -77.6% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 17.7% | +88.1% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | -14.4% |
| 1989 | -3.5% | -122.9% |
| 1990 | -0.3% | -92.5% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -1447.4% |
| 1992 | -4.6% | -231.1% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -80.5% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -863.0% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +59.0% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | -18.2% | -240.6% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -252.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -97.1% |
| 2001 | -4.3% | -640.8% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -269.1% |
| 2003 | -7.0% | -195.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -205.6% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +146.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -82.8% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +180.8% |
| 2008 | -11.8% | -234.0% |
| 2009 | -32.0% | +171.8% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -156.8% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | -104.5% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -2170.2% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +136.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -97.1% |
| 2015 | -7.4% | -737.7% |
| 2016 | -8.4% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | -5.5% | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -317.7% |
| 2019 | -8.8% | -174.2% |
| 2020 | -17.0% | +93.1% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | -331.0% |
| 2022 | -7.3% | -118.5% |
| 2023 | -12.1% | +66.4% |
| 2024 | -9.9% | -18.4% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -249.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 6.5% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | -3.5% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | -18.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9% | -32.0% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | -8.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -17.0% | 39.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,454 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,277 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 111,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Botswana?
- Exports of goods and services in Botswana was 14.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.0% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for exports of goods and services?
- Botswana ranks 23rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.