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2023
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Exports $4.58MRnk 28 / 130
2023
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Top Product $3.75MCoal Briquettes
2023
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Exports $13.4MRnk 175 / 224
2023
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Top Product $3.46MOther Plastic Products
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.41Rnk 80 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.08Rnk 26 / 132
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GDP$19.4BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH35.9%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$1.15TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH30.6%CURRENT US$
Rnk 114 / 195
2023
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GDP PC $7,820CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH17.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$64,572CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH22.8%CURRENT US$
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Botswana-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Botswana exported $4.58M to Netherlands. The main products that Botswana exported to Netherlands were Coal Briquettes ($3.75M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($604k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($46k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $10.8M in 2018 to $4.58M in 2023.

In 2023, Botswana did not export any services to Netherlands.

Netherlands-Botswana Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $13.4M to Botswana. The main products that Netherlands exported to Botswana were Other Plastic Products ($3.46M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.23M), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 9.6%,  from $8.5M in 2018 to $13.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Netherlands did not export any services to Botswana.

Comparison: In 2023,  Botswana ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.41), and 122 in total exports ($6.59B). That same year, Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Botswana exported $4.58M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Botswana to Netherlands were Coal Briquettes ($3.75M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($604k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($46k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $10.8M in 2018 to $4.58M in 2023.

In 2018, Netherlands exported $13.4M to Botswana. The main products exported from Netherlands to Botswana were Other Plastic Products ($3.46M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.23M), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 9.6%, from $8.5M in 2023 to $13.4M in 2018.

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag)

Botswana Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.81B
Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$96.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Botswana than Netherlands included Anguilla ($33.6M), Zimbabwe ($63.5M), and Cambodia ($68M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Botswana included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

Difference in imports from Netherlands (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Botswana had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.75M), Animal Products ($606k), and Machines ($193k).

During 2018, Netherlands had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Chemical Products ($4.84M), Plastics and Rubbers ($3.66M), and Machines ($2.46M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Netherlands+$3.97MCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential Netherlands Botswana+$2.16MComputers

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 Netherlands. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Botswana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Botswana.

Product Space of Botswana (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

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