Full trade & compliance profile
Botswana — Trade & Compliance
Botswana's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
4
trade agreements
3
cargo treaties
7.67%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1India28.4%
- 2China18.4%
- 3Belgium17.4%
- 4South Africa11.7%
- 5USA9.9%
Top import sources
- 1South Africa67.0%
- 2Namibia15.1%
- 3China3.7%
- 4Canada3.0%
- 5India2.5%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals66.0%
- 2Ores, slag, ash19.7%
- 3Electrical machinery3.9%
- 4Inorganic chemicals1.9%
- 5Meat1.1%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals21.2%
- 2Mineral fuels & oils17.2%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances7.7%
- 4Electrical machinery5.9%
- 5Vehicles5.6%
Declining export markets
- 1United Arab Emirates−29.64pp
- 2China, Hong Kong SAR−5.00pp
- 3Singapore−3.71pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Ores, slag, ash+15.22pp
- 2Electrical machinery+1.80pp
- 3Inorganic chemicals+1.20pp
Declining export goods
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−18.59pp
- 2Live animals−1.21pp
- 3Mineral fuels & oils−0.49pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
EU - SADC2016
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Accession of Seychelles2015
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)2004
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
BWP
Pula
MFN applied tariff
7.67%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Beer of barley, malted
79.2K t
Top mineral output
diamond
25.1M Carats
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 59 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
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Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗