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3.7%CURRENT US$
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0.23%CURRENT US$
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About

France-Botswana Trade: In 2022, France exported $10.1M to Botswana. The main products that France exported to Botswana were Packaged Medicaments ($1.98M), Aircraft Parts ($611k), and Computers ($541k). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.21%, from $14M in 2017 to $10.1M in 2022.

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

Botswana-France Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $18.4M to France. The main products that Botswana exported to France were Coal Briquettes ($17M), Aircraft Parts ($800k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($172k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to France have increased at an annualized rate of 23.6%,  from $6.38M in 2017 to $18.4M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $10.1M to Botswana. The main products exported from France to Botswana were Packaged Medicaments ($1.98M), Aircraft Parts ($611k), and Computers ($541k). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.21%, from $14M in 2017 to $10.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $18.4M to France. The main products exported from Botswana to France were Coal Briquettes ($17M), Aircraft Parts ($800k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($172k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to France have increased at an annualized rate of 23.6%, from $6.38M in 2022 to $18.4M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Botswana (Flag)

France Exports

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Botswana included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage France - Botswana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Machines ($3.79M), Chemical Products ($3.17M), and Instruments ($905k).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($17M), Transportation ($802k), and Machines ($310k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Botswana+$1.67MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Botswana France+$1.21MCoal Briquettes

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

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

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