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Exports $87.3MRnk 158 / 220
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Top Product $25.9MDiamonds
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Exports $459MRnk 5 / 130
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Top Product $456MDiamonds
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.41Rnk 80 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH35.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$7,820CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH17.3%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Botswana Trade: In 2023, United States exported $87.3M to Botswana. The main products that United States exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($25.9M), Carboxyamide Compounds ($11.6M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($5.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 3.01%, from $75.3M in 2018 to $87.3M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Botswana.

Botswana-United States Trade: In 2023, Botswana exported $459M to United States. The main products that Botswana exported to United States were Diamonds ($456M), Synthetic Reconstructed Jewellery Stones ($417k), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($386k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.11%,  from $456M in 2018 to $459M in 2023.

In 2023, Botswana did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Botswana ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.41), and 122 in total exports ($6.59B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Botswana to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Botswana from the United States.

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, United States exported $5.67M and imported $31.4M from Botswana, resulting in a negative trade balance of $25.7M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-1.61M (-22.1%) from $7.28M to $5.67M, while imports decreased by $-4.83M (-13.3%) from $36.2M to $31.4M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of United States to Botswana were Diamonds ($3.2M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($380k), Excavation Machinery ($198k), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($78.4k), and Aircraft parts for spacecraft, UAVs, and... ($48.9k). In November 2024 the top imports of United States from Botswana were Diamonds ($53.1M), Synthetic Reconstructed Jewellery Stones ($388k), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($56.5k), Precious Stones ($30.4k), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($30.1k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Arkansas ($1.14M), Texas ($641k), New York ($590k), Maryland ($284k), and Florida ($217k), while imports destinations were mainly New York ($29.5M), California ($1.39M), New Jersey ($370k), and Ohio ($43.9k).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Botswana was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-365k or -49%), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($-275k or -77.8%), and Telephones ($-170k or -94.2%). In November 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports  from Botswana was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$-1.61M(-22.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$-4.83M(-13.3%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Arkansas$1.14M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, United States exported $87.3M to Botswana. The main products exported from United States to Botswana were Diamonds ($25.9M), Carboxyamide Compounds ($11.6M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($5.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 3.01%, from $75.3M in 2018 to $87.3M in 2023.

In 2018, Botswana exported $459M to United States. The main products exported from Botswana to United States were Diamonds ($456M), Synthetic Reconstructed Jewellery Stones ($417k), and Spark-Ignition Engines ($386k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.11%, from $456M in 2023 to $459M in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.81B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Botswana included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Botswana than United States included Zimbabwe ($63.5M) and Northern Mariana Islands ($2).

Difference in imports from Botswana (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Botswana

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Precious Metals ($26.2M), Machines ($20.6M), and Chemical Products ($15.5M).

During 2018, Botswana had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Precious Metals ($457M), Machines ($836k), and Transportation ($554k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Botswana+$15.9MDiamonds
Top Product Potential Botswana United States+$132MDiamonds

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2023)

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