Botswana (BWA) and Angola (AGO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Angola Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $3.76M to Angola. The main products that Botswana exported to Angola were Rolled Tobacco ($1.48M), Plastic Lids ($672k), and Packaged Medicaments ($338k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $2.14M in 2017 to $3.76M in 2022.

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

Angola-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Angola exported $2.97M to Botswana. The main products that Angola exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($2.63M), Stone Processing Machines ($259k), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($62.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Angola to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 205%, from $11.2k in 2017 to $2.97M in 2022.

In 2022, Angola 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, Angola ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.55), and 58 in total exports ($54.1B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $3.76M to Angola. The main products exported from Botswana to Angola were Rolled Tobacco ($1.48M), Plastic Lids ($672k), and Packaged Medicaments ($338k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Angola have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $2.14M in 2017 to $3.76M in 2022.

In 2017, Angola exported $2.97M to Botswana. The main products exported from Angola to Botswana were Diamonds ($2.63M), Stone Processing Machines ($259k), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($62.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Angola to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 205%, from $11.2k in 2022 to $2.97M in 2017.

Exports from Botswana () to Angola () (2022)

Exports from Angola () to Botswana () (2022)

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Trade between Botswana () and Angola ()

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Angola
Top DestinationChina$21.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Angola included Israel ($498M), Belgium ($1.55B), and Hong Kong ($549M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Angola than Botswana included China ($21.8B), Netherlands ($3.91B), and France ($3.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Angola

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Angola in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.48M), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.24M), and Chemical Products ($863k).

During 2017, Angola had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Precious Metals ($2.63M), Machines ($322k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($9.51k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Angola+$125kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

Top Product Potential Angola Botswana+$4.37MDiamonds

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Angola () (2022)

Exports from Angola () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Angola ()

Botswana Exports

Angola Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Angola

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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