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About

Botswana-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $1 to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Botswana exported to Saudi Arabia were Blank Audio Media ($1). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 84.6%, from $11.7k in 2017 to $1 in 2022.

In 2022, Botswana did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $124k to Botswana. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Botswana were Other Nitrogen Compounds ($87.2k), Stone Processing Machines ($16.7k), and Electric Heaters ($14.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.96%,  from $216k in 2017 to $124k in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Botswana exported $1 to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Botswana to Saudi Arabia were Blank Audio Media ($1). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 84.6%, from $11.7k in 2017 to $1 in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $124k to Botswana. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Botswana were Other Nitrogen Compounds ($87.2k), Stone Processing Machines ($16.7k), and Electric Heaters ($14.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.96%, from $216k in 2022 to $124k in 2017.

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Botswana Exports

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Saudi Arabia Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Saudi Arabia included Israel ($498M), Hong Kong ($549M), and Cambodia ($120M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Botswana included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Machines ($1).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Chemical Products ($90.6k), Machines ($31.5k), and Vegetable Products ($658).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Saudi Arabia+$3.93kGold
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Botswana+$22.6kElectric Heaters

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

Product Space of Botswana (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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