Liberia (LBR) and Botswana (BWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Liberia-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $396k to Botswana. The main products that Liberia exported to Botswana were Refined Petroleum ($396k), Electrical Resistors ($214), and Insulated Wire ($106). Over the past 16 years the exports of Liberia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 65.9%, from $120 in 2006 to $396k in 2022.

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

Botswana-Liberia In N/A, Botswana did not export any products to Liberia.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B). That same year, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

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In 2022, Liberia exported $396k to Botswana. The main products exported from Liberia to Botswana were Refined Petroleum ($396k), Electrical Resistors ($214), and Insulated Wire ($106). During the last 16 years the exports of Liberia to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 65.9%, from $120 in 2006 to $396k in 2022.

Botswana does not register exports to Liberia. The main products exported from Botswana to Liberia were Packaged Medicaments ($33).

Exports from Liberia () to Botswana () (2022)

Exports from Botswana () to Liberia () (2022)

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Trade between Liberia () and Botswana ()

Botswana Exports

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Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Botswana included Switzerland ($544M), Germany ($156M), and France ($158M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Botswana

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

During 2022, Liberia had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Mineral Products ($396k) and Machines ($320).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Liberia Botswana+$490kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Botswana Liberia+$1.76kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Liberia () to Botswana () (2022)

Exports from Botswana () to Liberia () (2022)

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Trade between Liberia () and Botswana ()

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Botswana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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