Botswana (BWA) and Romania (ROU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Romania Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $203 to Romania. The main products that Botswana exported to Romania were Other Printed Material ($59), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($32), and Vegetable Saps ($30). Over the past 6 years the exports of Botswana to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.2%, from $414 in 2016 to $203 in 2022.

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

Romania-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $4.22M to Botswana. The main products that Romania exported to Botswana were Insulated Wire ($2.46M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($903k), and Electrical Power Accessories ($270k). Over the past 6 years the exports of Romania to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.83%, from $4.71M in 2016 to $4.22M in 2022.

In 2022, Romania 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, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $203 to Romania. The main products exported from Botswana to Romania were Other Printed Material ($59), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($32), and Vegetable Saps ($30). During the last 6 years the exports of Botswana to Romania have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.2%, from $414 in 2016 to $203 in 2022.

In 2017, Romania exported $4.22M to Botswana. The main products exported from Romania to Botswana were Insulated Wire ($2.46M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($903k), and Electrical Power Accessories ($270k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.83%, from $4.71M in 2022 to $4.22M in 2017.

Exports from Botswana () to Romania () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Botswana () (2022)

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Trade between Botswana () and Romania ()

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$18.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Romania included United Arab Emirates ($2.31B), India ($1.28B), and South Africa ($836M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Botswana included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and Hungary ($6.75B).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Romania

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Paper Goods ($64), Textiles ($32), and Vegetable Products ($30).

During 2017, Romania had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Machines ($3.75M), Plastics and Rubbers ($338k), and Instruments ($59.2k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Romania+$3.64kInsulated Wire

Top Product Potential Romania Botswana+$1.27MInsulated Wire

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Romania () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Romania ()

Botswana Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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