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Russia-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $49.6M to Botswana. The main products that Russia exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($49.5M), Other Construction Vehicles ($45.7k), and Electric Heaters ($40.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%, from $19.5M in 2017 to $49.6M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Botswana worth $14k, with Financial services ($5k), Computer and information services ($5k), and Other business services ($4k) being the largest in terms of value.

Botswana-Russia Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $52 to Russia. The main products that Botswana exported to Russia were Jewellery ($29), Knit Sweaters ($7), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($5). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 76.8%,  from $1.46M in 2017 to $52 in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B). That same year, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Russia exported $49.6M to Botswana. The main products exported from Russia to Botswana were Diamonds ($49.5M), Other Construction Vehicles ($45.7k), and Electric Heaters ($40.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%, from $19.5M in 2017 to $49.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $52 to Russia. The main products exported from Botswana to Russia were Jewellery ($29), Knit Sweaters ($7), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($5). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 76.8%, from $1.46M in 2022 to $52 in 2017.

Exports from Russia (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to Russia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$101B
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Botswana included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Germany ($27.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Russia included South Africa ($836M), Israel ($498M), and Namibia ($111M).

Difference in imports from Botswana (Flag) and Russia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Russia - Botswana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Russia had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Precious Metals ($49.5M), Machines ($111k), and Stone And Glass ($3.44k).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Precious Metals ($29) and Textiles ($23).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Botswana+$2.96MDiamonds
Top Product Potential Botswana Russia+$5.63kDiamonds

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

Product Space of Russia (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2022)

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