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United Arab Emirates-Botswana Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $48.7M to Botswana. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Botswana were Broadcasting Equipment ($21.8M), Diamonds ($11.2M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($2.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.18%, from $49.1M in 2018 to $48.7M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Botswana.

Botswana-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Botswana exported $1.81B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Botswana exported to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($1.81B), Scrap Lead ($816k), and Scrap Aluminium ($470k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 9.21%,  from $1.16B in 2018 to $1.81B in 2023.

In 2023, Botswana did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, Botswana ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.41), and 122 in total exports ($6.59B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $48.7M to Botswana. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Botswana were Broadcasting Equipment ($21.8M), Diamonds ($11.2M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($2.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.18%, from $49.1M in 2018 to $48.7M in 2023.

In 2018, Botswana exported $1.81B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Botswana to United Arab Emirates were Diamonds ($1.81B), Scrap Lead ($816k), and Scrap Aluminium ($470k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 9.21%, from $1.16B in 2023 to $1.81B in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

United Arab Emirates Exports

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.81B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Botswana included China ($40.2B), Japan ($37.4B), and India ($38.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Botswana than United Arab Emirates included Anguilla ($33.6M), Cambodia ($68M), and Saint Helena ($2.93k).

Difference in imports from Botswana (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Botswana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Machines ($26.9M), Precious Metals ($11.2M), and Transportation ($4.39M).

During 2018, Botswana had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.81B), Metals ($1.75M), and Chemical Products ($404k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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 Arab Emirates and Botswana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates 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 Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2023)

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