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8.37%CURRENT US$
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35.9%CURRENT US$
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4.74%CURRENT US$
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About

France-Botswana Trade: In 2023, France exported $17.6M to Botswana. The main products that France exported to Botswana were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.9%, from $96.8M in 2018 to $17.6M in 2023.

In 2023, France did not export any services to Botswana.

Botswana-France Trade: In 2023, Botswana exported $11.6M to France. The main products that Botswana exported to France were Diamonds ($9.63M), Coal Briquettes ($941k), and Compasses ($232k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.2%,  from $23.4M in 2018 to $11.6M in 2023.

In 2023, Botswana did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Botswana ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.41), and 122 in total exports ($6.59B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, France exported $17.6M to Botswana. There were not main exports from France to Botswana in 2023. During the last 5 years the exports of France to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.9%, from $96.8M in 2018 to $17.6M in 2023.

In 2018, Botswana exported $11.6M to France. The main products exported from Botswana to France were Diamonds ($9.63M), Coal Briquettes ($941k), and Compasses ($232k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.2%, from $23.4M in 2023 to $11.6M in 2018.

Exports from France (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Botswana (Flag)

France Exports

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.81B

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 2023, countries that imported more from France than Botswana included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Botswana than France included Anguilla ($33.6M) and Zimbabwe ($63.5M).

Difference in imports from Botswana (Flag) and France (Flag) (2023)

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 2023, France had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Machines ($6.48M), Chemical Products ($4.82M), and Transportation ($1.96M).

During 2018, Botswana had a large net trade with France in the exports of Precious Metals ($9.63M), Mineral Products ($944k), and Instruments ($389k).

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) (2023)

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