Botswana (BWA) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Japan Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $42.5M to Japan. The main products that Botswana exported to Japan were Diamonds ($41.2M), Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($966k), and Precious Metal Scraps ($215k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $23.2M in 2017 to $42.5M in 2022.

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

Japan-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $49.2M to Botswana. The main products that Japan exported to Botswana were Cars ($25.9M), Raw Sugar ($12M), and Delivery Trucks ($4.48M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.58%, from $37.5M in 2017 to $49.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $42.5M to Japan. The main products exported from Botswana to Japan were Diamonds ($41.2M), Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($966k), and Precious Metal Scraps ($215k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $23.2M in 2017 to $42.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $49.2M to Botswana. The main products exported from Japan to Botswana were Cars ($25.9M), Raw Sugar ($12M), and Delivery Trucks ($4.48M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 5.58%, from $37.5M in 2022 to $49.2M in 2017.

Exports from Botswana () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Botswana () (2022)

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Trade between Botswana () and Japan ()

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Botswana included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Japan

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Precious Metals ($41.4M), Mineral Products ($1.05M), and Metals ($68.6k).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Transportation ($31.4M), Foodstuffs ($12M), and Machines ($2.71M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Japan+$13.3MDiamonds

Top Product Potential Japan Botswana+$7.95MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Japan ()

Botswana Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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