Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 33.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Botswana is 33.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Botswana peaked at 74.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 90th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +86.9% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | -31.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +36.5% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +34.6% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 30.8% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 33.1% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 30.3% | 40.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -16.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,268 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -17.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 30,622 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Botswana?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Botswana was 33.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).