Botswana (BWA) and Gambia (GMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Gambia Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $1.58k to Gambia. The main products that Botswana exported to Gambia were Packaged Medicaments ($919), Leather Apparel ($584), and Rubber Footwear ($52). Over the past 7 years the exports of Botswana to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.7%, from $3.78k in 2015 to $1.58k in 2022.

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

Gambia-Botswana In N/A, Gambia did not export any products to Botswana.

In 2022, Gambia 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, Gambia ranked 193 in total exports ($170M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $1.58k to Gambia. The main products exported from Botswana to Gambia were Packaged Medicaments ($919), Leather Apparel ($584), and Rubber Footwear ($52). During the last 7 years the exports of Botswana to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.7%, from $3.78k in 2015 to $1.58k in 2022.

Gambia does not register exports to Botswana.

Exports from Botswana () to Gambia () (2022)

Exports from Gambia () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Gambia ()

Botswana Exports

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Oct 2020

Jan 2015

Market Competitiveness

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Gambia
Top DestinationIndia$52.9M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Gambia included United Arab Emirates ($2.31B), Belgium ($1.55B), and India ($1.28B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gambia than Botswana included Chile ($11.1M), Italy ($11.6M), and Portugal ($9.02M).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Gambia

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Chemical Products ($937), Animal Hides ($587), and Footwear and Headwear ($52).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Gambia+$1.91kPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Gambia Botswana+$1.16kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Gambia () (2022)

Exports from Gambia () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Gambia ()

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Gambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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