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85.2%CURRENT US$
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46.3%CURRENT US$
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$2,389CURRENT US$
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66.6%CURRENT US$
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About

India-Botswana Trade: In 2022, India exported $329M to Botswana. The main products that India exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($245M), Packaged Medicaments ($34.2M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($4.32M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $174M in 2017 to $329M in 2022.

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

Botswana-India Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $1.28B to India. The main products that Botswana exported to India were Diamonds ($1.27B), Scrap Lead ($3.29M), and Scrap Iron ($541k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to India have increased at an annualized rate of 0.63%,  from $1.24B in 2017 to $1.28B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 15 in total exports ($468B). 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, India exported $329M to Botswana. The main products exported from India to Botswana were Diamonds ($245M), Packaged Medicaments ($34.2M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($4.32M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $174M in 2017 to $329M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $1.28B to India. The main products exported from Botswana to India were Diamonds ($1.27B), Scrap Lead ($3.29M), and Scrap Iron ($541k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to India have increased at an annualized rate of 0.63%, from $1.24B in 2022 to $1.28B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Botswana included United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than India included Anguilla ($50M).

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

Comparative Advantage India - Botswana

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Precious Metals ($245M), Chemical Products ($36.2M), and Machines ($24.5M).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with India in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.27B), Metals ($4.03M), and Vegetable Products ($92.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential India Botswana+$22.1MDiamonds
Top Product Potential Botswana India+$167MDiamonds

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

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

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