Botswana (BWA) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $70.6M to Zambia. The main products that Botswana exported to Zambia were Delivery Trucks ($40.8M), Salt ($9.2M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($7.21M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.2%, from $28.1M in 2017 to $70.6M in 2022.

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

Zambia-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $66.2M to Botswana. The main products that Zambia exported to Botswana were Electricity ($27M), Copper Wire ($18.8M), and Bran ($4.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 24.1%, from $22.5M in 2017 to $66.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Botswana exported $70.6M to Zambia. The main products exported from Botswana to Zambia were Delivery Trucks ($40.8M), Salt ($9.2M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($7.21M). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Zambia have increased at an annualized rate of 20.2%, from $28.1M in 2017 to $70.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $66.2M to Botswana. The main products exported from Zambia to Botswana were Electricity ($27M), Copper Wire ($18.8M), and Bran ($4.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 24.1%, from $22.5M in 2022 to $66.2M in 2017.

Exports from Botswana () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Botswana () (2022)

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Trade between Botswana () and Zambia ()

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Botswana included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B).

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Zambia

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

During 2022, Botswana had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Transportation ($41.9M), Mineral Products ($9.21M), and Chemical Products ($7.9M).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Mineral Products ($27M), Metals ($19.6M), and Foodstuffs ($6.11M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Zambia+$282kCars

Top Product Potential Zambia Botswana+$999kCorn

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Botswana () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Botswana () and Zambia ()

Botswana Exports

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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