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Botswana: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Botswana at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 6.5 billionGrowth −2.8% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BW:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 4.2 billionGrowth −36.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BW:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,192Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory58Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 1.4 billion+40.0%BACI:BW:7102:1:2024
22710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 884.6 million−22.5%BACI:BW:2710:1:2024
32716 Electrical energyUSD 194.3 million+24.9%BACI:BW:2716:1:2024
48704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 132.5 million−8.9%BACI:BW:8704:1:2024
53004 MedicamentsUSD 90.6 million−7.5%BACI:BW:3004:1:2024
61005 MaizeUSD 80.3 million+29.6%BACI:BW:1005:1:2024
78544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 78.5 million+2.8%BACI:BW:8544:1:2024
88703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 76.2 million−52.6%BACI:BW:8703:1:2024
98802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 67.7 million+131.4%BACI:BW:8802:1:2024
108517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 66.3 million−34.4%BACI:BW:8517:1:2024
112523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 63.9 million+14.4%BACI:BW:2523:1:2024
128708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 59.1 million−21.4%BACI:BW:8708:1:2024
138431 Machinery partsUSD 54.5 million−42.9%BACI:BW:8431:1:2024
148429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 47.2 million−16.4%BACI:BW:8429:1:2024
158701 TractorsUSD 47.1 million+5.4%BACI:BW:8701:1:2024
161006 RiceUSD 47.1 million+25.9%BACI:BW:1006:1:2024
171701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 46.1 million−28.3%BACI:BW:1701:1:2024
183402 Organic surface-active agentsUSD 45.6 million+37.2%BACI:BW:3402:1:2024
191001 Wheat and meslinUSD 42.3 million−13.3%BACI:BW:1001:1:2024
208471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 39.3 million−27.3%BACI:BW:8471:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 2.7 billion−48.1%BACI:BW:7102:2:2024
22603 Copper ores and concentratesUSD 820.3 million+45.9%BACI:BW:2603:2:2024
38544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 150.2 million−3.6%BACI:BW:8544:2:2024
42836 Carbonates: peroxocarbonatesUSD 81.2 million+30.3%BACI:BW:2836:2:2024
50202 Meat of bovine animals, frozenUSD 43.6 million+111.5%BACI:BW:0202:2:2024
60102 Bovine animals, liveUSD 39.6 million−21.5%BACI:BW:0102:2:2024
72701 Coal: briquettesUSD 34.6 million−30.0%BACI:BW:2701:2:2024
82501 Salt: pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueousUSD 28.6 million−11.4%BACI:BW:2501:2:2024
93917 Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings thereofUSD 23.3 million+32.5%BACI:BW:3917:2:2024
107404 Copper: waste and scrapUSD 15.6 million+38.6%BACI:BW:7404:2:2024
116302 Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linenUSD 15.0 million+20.0%BACI:BW:6302:2:2024
128802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 14.3 million+51.2%BACI:BW:8802:2:2024
137204 Ferrous waste and scrapUSD 12.4 million+31.4%BACI:BW:7204:2:2024
147104 Stones: synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-preciousUSD 11.3 million+28.3%BACI:BW:7104:2:2024
153002 Human bloodUSD 10.3 million+14.2%BACI:BW:3002:2:2024
168507 Electric accumulators, including separators thereforUSD 7.9 million+9.4%BACI:BW:8507:2:2024
176810 Cement, concrete or artificial stoneUSD 6.7 million−14.6%BACI:BW:6810:2:2024
187307 Tube or pipe fittingsUSD 6.6 million+11,218.7%BACI:BW:7307:2:2024
197326 Iron or steel: articlesUSD 5.7 million+55.0%BACI:BW:7326:2:2024
208704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 5.1 million−27.4%BACI:BW:8704:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Botswana with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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