2022
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GDP
$20.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
46.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$991BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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18.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC 
$7,738CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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21%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$55,985CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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11.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Botswana-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $10.8M to Netherlands. The main products that Botswana exported to Netherlands were Coal Briquettes ($7.2M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($1.78M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($805k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.07%, from $14M in 2017 to $10.8M in 2022.

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

Netherlands-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $17.4M to Botswana. The main products that Netherlands exported to Botswana were Other Plastic Products ($5.09M), Transmissions ($1.92M), and Micro-Organism Culture Preparations ($1.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 11%,  from $10.3M in 2017 to $17.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Botswana exported $10.8M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Botswana to Netherlands were Coal Briquettes ($7.2M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($1.78M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($805k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.07%, from $14M in 2017 to $10.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Netherlands exported $17.4M to Botswana. The main products exported from Netherlands to Botswana were Other Plastic Products ($5.09M), Transmissions ($1.92M), and Micro-Organism Culture Preparations ($1.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $10.3M in 2022 to $17.4M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag)

Botswana Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Netherlands included Cambodia ($120M), Anguilla ($50M), and Zimbabwe ($62.6M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Botswana included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Mineral Products ($7.21M), Animal Products ($1.78M), and Machines ($1.08M).

During 2017, Netherlands had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($5.62M), Machines ($5.61M), and Chemical Products ($2.91M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Netherlands+$3.97MCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential Netherlands Botswana+$2.16MComputers

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

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

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