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About

Botswana-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $2.31B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Botswana exported to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($2.31B), Scrap Lead ($684k), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($247k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 17.3%, from $1.04B in 2017 to $2.31B in 2022.

In 2022, Botswana did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Botswana Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $140M to Botswana. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($111M), Broadcasting Equipment ($20.8M), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($915k). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 0.46%,  from $131M in 2017 to $140M in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Botswana.

Comparison: In 2022,  Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Botswana exported $2.31B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Botswana to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($2.31B), Scrap Lead ($684k), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($247k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 17.3%, from $1.04B in 2017 to $2.31B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $140M to Botswana. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Botswana were Diamonds ($111M), Broadcasting Equipment ($20.8M), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($915k). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 0.46%, from $131M in 2022 to $140M in 2017.

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Botswana Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

This map shows whether countries import more from Botswana or United Arab Emirates. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Botswana and United Arab Emirates or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than United Arab Emirates included Anguilla ($50M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Botswana included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Botswana - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Botswana and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Botswana and United Arab Emirates.

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($2.31B), Metals ($850k), and Machines ($286k).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Precious Metals ($111M), Machines ($25M), and Chemical Products ($814k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana United Arab Emirates+$250kPrecious Metal Scraps
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Botswana+$2.5MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Botswana and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Botswana indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Botswana.

Product Space of Botswana (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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