Botswana's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) was 0.56% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.53 percentage points from 0.03% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.56% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 0.06% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.03% | 2013 |
| Highest | 0.56% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 0.01% | 2002 |
| Average since 2014 | 0.11% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.01% | 2002 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.16 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.09 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 30% of the movement over 9 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 2023, Botswana had the 150th highest value of the 196 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 0.56% | 2023 |
| World | 2.42% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.82% | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 2.35% | 2023 |
Closest to Botswana in the 2023 ranking
- Costa Rica — 146th of 196: 0.57%
- Argentina — 147th of 196: 0.57%
- Zimbabwe — 148th of 196: 0.57%
- Canada — 150th of 196: 0.55%
- Mozambique — 151st of 196: 0.54%
- Tuvalu — 152nd of 196: 0.52%
What this measures
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 21 values
| Year | Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.557 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 0.0389 |
| 2020 | 0.0325 |
| 2019 | 0.0287 |
| 2018 | 0.0568 |
| 2017 | 0.0506 |
| 2016 | 0.0708 |
| 2015 | 0.0464 |
| 2014 | 0.096 |
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies
- Angola — 1.23% (2023)
- Benin — 2% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 2.38% (2023)
- Burundi — 2.13% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 1.3% (2023)
- Cameroon — 3.07% (2023)
- Central African Republic
More private sector & trade data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 57.78% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$6.4 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$5.12 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 0.57% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 64.52% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$1.3 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 25.54% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 9.37% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)?
- 0.56% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 0.54 percentage points from 0.01% in 2002. The highest value was 0.56% in 2023 and the lowest 0.01% in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 150th highest of 196 economies with data for 2023.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.R2.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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