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Exports $108MRnk 156 / 219
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Top Product $36.5MDiamonds
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Exports $243MRnk 9 / 129
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Top Product $234MDiamonds
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.59Rnk 91 / 133
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GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH46.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$7,738CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Botswana Trade: In 2022, United States exported $108M to Botswana. The main products that United States exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($36.5M), Delivery Trucks ($24.7M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($7.49M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 7.21%, from $76.2M in 2017 to $108M in 2022.

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

Botswana-United States Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $243M to United States. The main products that Botswana exported to United States were Diamonds ($234M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($5.95M), and Aircraft Parts ($537k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%,  from $146M in 2017 to $243M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Botswana to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Botswana from the United States.

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, United States exported $2.57M and imported $35.8M from Botswana, resulting in a negative trade balance of $33.3M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-2.08M (-44.8%) from $4.65M to $2.57M, while imports decreased by $-14.4M (-28.6%) from $50.2M to $35.8M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of United States to Botswana were Diamonds ($3.2M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($380k), Excavation Machinery ($198k), Aircraft Parts ($78.4k), and Aircraft parts including unmanned craft ($48.9k). In August 2024 the top imports of United States from Botswana were Diamonds ($53.1M), Synthetic Reconstructed Jewellery Stones ($388k), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($56.5k), Precious Stones ($30.4k), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($30.1k).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from New York ($389k), Alabama ($344k), Kansas ($273k), New Hampshire ($230k), and Florida ($155k), while imports destinations were mainly New York ($35.3M), New Jersey ($318k), Pennsylvania ($50k), and Texas ($42.8k).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Botswana was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-365k or -49%), Aircraft Parts ($-275k or -77.8%), and Telephones ($-170k or -94.2%). In August 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports  from Botswana was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-2.08M(-44.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-14.4M(-28.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)New York$389k

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, United States exported $108M to Botswana. The main products exported from United States to Botswana were Diamonds ($36.5M), Delivery Trucks ($24.7M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($7.49M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 7.21%, from $76.2M in 2017 to $108M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $243M to United States. The main products exported from Botswana to United States were Diamonds ($234M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($5.95M), and Aircraft Parts ($537k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $146M in 2022 to $243M in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B
Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Botswana included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than United States included Zimbabwe ($62.6M).

Difference in imports from Botswana (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Botswana

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Precious Metals ($36.5M), Transportation ($33.7M), and Machines ($21.2M).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Precious Metals ($235M), Transportation ($6.61M), and Machines ($796k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Botswana+$15.9MDiamonds
Top Product Potential Botswana United States+$132MDiamonds

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2022)

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