Botswana (BWA) and Canada (CAN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Canada Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $6.85M to Canada. The main products that Botswana exported to Canada were Diamonds ($6.57M), Scrap Iron ($160k), and Paintings ($33.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $24.1M in 2017 to $6.85M in 2022.

In 2022, Botswana did not export any services to Canada.

Canada-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $322M to Botswana. The main products that Canada exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($317M), Gas Turbines ($824k), and Other Construction Vehicles ($801k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.7%, from $456M in 2017 to $322M in 2022.

In 2022, Canada 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, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $6.85M to Canada. The main products exported from Botswana to Canada were Diamonds ($6.57M), Scrap Iron ($160k), and Paintings ($33.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $24.1M in 2017 to $6.85M in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $322M to Botswana. The main products exported from Canada to Botswana were Diamonds ($317M), Gas Turbines ($824k), and Other Construction Vehicles ($801k). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.7%, from $456M in 2022 to $322M in 2017.

Exports from Botswana () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Botswana () (2022)

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Trade between Botswana () and Canada ()

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Canada Exports

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Canada
Top DestinationUnited States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Canada included South Africa ($836M), Namibia ($111M), and United Arab Emirates ($2.31B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Botswana included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

Difference in imports from Canada () and Botswana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Canada

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This chart compares trade between Botswana and Canada by product, considering products traded by both, Botswana and Canada.

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Precious Metals ($6.57M), Metals ($162k), and Instruments ($43.3k).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Precious Metals ($317M), Machines ($3.19M), and Chemical Products ($1.32M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Canada+$5.66MDiamonds

Top Product Potential Canada Botswana+$1.13MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Canada ()

Botswana Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Canada () and Botswana () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Canada

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Botswana () and Canada () (2022)

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