Botswana: Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Botswana's exports of goods and services (current US$) rose 22.2% on 2024 (from US$5.22 billion to US$6.38 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 23.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 78% in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 28% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Botswana had the 109th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Botswana in the 2025 ranking

• Namibia — 105th of 137: US$6.74 billion
• Mali — 106th of 137: US$6.64 billion
• Moldova — 107th of 137: US$6.46 billion
• Chad — 109th of 137: US$6.32 billion
• Kyrgyz Republic — 110th of 137: US$6.07 billion
• Equatorial Guinea — 111th of 137: US$5.97 billion

What this measures

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 66 values

Exports of goods and services (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$28.07 billion (2025)
• Benin — US$4.19 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$9.67 billion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$1.28 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — US$7.71 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — US$593.13 million (2025)
• Chad — US$6.32 billion (2025)
• Comoros — US$168.75 million (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$39.52 billion (2025)
• Congo, Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Botswana

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$6.27 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 84.72 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 31.48% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$9.12 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 123.17 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 45.77% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.4 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 207.88 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Botswana's exports of goods and services (current US$)?

US$6.38 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 79,790% from US$7.99 million in 1960 (10.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$9.48 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$7.99 million in 1960.

How does Botswana rank?

109th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in exports of goods and services (current US$) unusual for Botswana?

In 2025, Botswana's exports of goods and services (current US$) rose 22.2% on 2024 (from US$5.22 billion to US$6.38 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 23.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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