Netherlands (NLD) and Botswana (BWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Netherlands-Botswana Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $13.4M to Botswana. The main products that Netherlands exported to Botswana were Other Plastic Products ($3.46M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.23M), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 9.6%, from $8.5M in 2018 to $13.4M in 2023.

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

Botswana-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Botswana exported $4.58M to Netherlands. The main products that Botswana exported to Netherlands were Coal Briquettes ($3.75M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($604k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($46k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $10.8M in 2018 to $4.58M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). That same year, Botswana ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.41), and 122 in total exports ($6.59B).

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Overview In N/A, Netherlands exported €N/A and imported €N/A from Botswana, resulting in a N/A trade balance of €N/A. Between N/A and N/A the exports of Netherlands have N/A by €N/A (N/A) from €N/A to €N/A, while imports N/A by €N/A (N/A) from €N/A to €N/A.

Trade In N/A, the top exports of Netherlands to Botswana were . In N/A the top imports of Netherlands from Botswana were .

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This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Netherlands. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Netherlands over time.

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In 2023, Netherlands exported $13.4M to Botswana. The main products exported from Netherlands to Botswana were Other Plastic Products ($3.46M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.23M), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 9.6%, from $8.5M in 2018 to $13.4M in 2023.

In 2018, Botswana exported $4.58M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Botswana to Netherlands were Coal Briquettes ($3.75M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($604k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($46k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $10.8M in 2023 to $4.58M in 2018.

Exports from Netherlands () to Botswana () (2023)

Exports from Botswana () to Netherlands () (2023)

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Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$96.9B

Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.81B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Botswana included Germany ($96.9B), Belgium ($87B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Botswana than Netherlands included Anguilla ($33.6M), Zimbabwe ($63.5M), and Cambodia ($68M).

Difference in imports from Botswana () and Netherlands () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Botswana

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Chemical Products ($4.84M), Plastics and Rubbers ($3.66M), and Machines ($2.46M).

During 2018, Botswana had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.75M), Animal Products ($606k), and Machines ($193k).

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Botswana+$2.16MComputers

Top Product Potential Botswana Netherlands+$3.97MCoal 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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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Netherlands and Botswana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Botswana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Botswana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Netherlands () to Botswana () (2023)

Exports from Botswana () to Netherlands () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Botswana () and Netherlands () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Botswana

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Netherlands () and Botswana () (2023)

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