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Exports $18.4MRnk 19 / 129
2022
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Top Product $17MCoal Briquettes
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Exports $10.1MRnk 181 / 219
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Top Product $1.98MPackaged Medicaments
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.59Rnk 91 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.3Rnk 16 / 133
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GDP$20.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH46.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH3.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $7,738CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$40,964CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH0.23%CURRENT US$
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About

Botswana-France Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $18.4M to France. The main products that Botswana exported to France were Coal Briquettes ($17M), Aircraft Parts ($800k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($172k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to France have increased at an annualized rate of 23.6%, from $6.38M in 2017 to $18.4M in 2022.

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

France-Botswana Trade: In 2022, France exported $10.1M to Botswana. The main products that France exported to Botswana were Packaged Medicaments ($1.98M), Aircraft Parts ($611k), and Computers ($541k). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.93%,  from $14M in 2017 to $10.1M in 2022.

In 2022, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $18.4M to France. The main products exported from Botswana to France were Coal Briquettes ($17M), Aircraft Parts ($800k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($172k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to France have increased at an annualized rate of 23.6%, from $6.38M in 2017 to $18.4M in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $10.1M to Botswana. The main products exported from France to Botswana were Packaged Medicaments ($1.98M), Aircraft Parts ($611k), and Computers ($541k). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.93%, from $14M in 2022 to $10.1M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Botswana (Flag) and France (Flag)

Botswana Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B
France
Top DestinationGermany$78.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than France included Namibia ($111M), Anguilla ($50M), and Zimbabwe ($62.6M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Botswana included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - France

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Scale

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($17M), Transportation ($802k), and Machines ($310k).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Machines ($3.79M), Chemical Products ($3.17M), and Instruments ($905k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana France+$1.21MCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential France Botswana+$1.67MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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