What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 0.8073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.

What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Botswana rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Botswana ranks 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana

Name: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Botswana: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 18.6%

World rank

84th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.8073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1987

All-time low

0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1975–2024

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1975–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana stood at 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana peaked at 0.8073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Botswana ranks 84th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1975 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.3998 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.4563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
1977	0.4242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1978	0.3784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1979	0.5394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.6%
1980	0.5132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1981	0.3737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.2%
1982	0.4539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
1983	0.5463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
1984	0.5462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1985	0.6527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1986	0.6121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1987	0.8073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.9%
1988	0.5555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.2%
1989	0.5901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1990	0.4736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
1991	0.4746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1992	0.4206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1993	0.414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1994	0.4401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1995	0.4566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1996	0.4574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1997	0.5617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1998	0.4302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1999	0.4847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2000	0.4622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2001	0.4216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2002	0.4313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2003	0.4026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2004	0.4122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2005	0.4475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2006	0.4562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2007	0.4885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2008	0.4471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2009	0.3296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.3%
2010	0.3714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2011	0.4248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
2012	0.4164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2013	0.554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.0%
2014	0.5492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2015	0.4635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2016	0.4888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2017	0.3703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
2018	0.3872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2019	0.3145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2020	0.2902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2021	0.3963 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.6%
2022	0.4098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2023	0.2966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
2024	0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.6%

Botswana compared with similar countries

Botswana's 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Botswana's 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.4396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.5651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.4613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Botswana

81 Angola 0.2501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
82 Saudi Arabia 0.2435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
83 Venezuela 0.2426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
85 Morocco 0.2397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
86 Canada 0.2391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
87 Romania 0.2388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.02 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 467.27 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -36.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 185.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -27.34 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana?: Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana was 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 0.8073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Botswana rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Botswana ranks 84th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.