Botswana's net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) was 76.7 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 13.72% from 88.9 in 2014 (1.47% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 76.7 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 89.2 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 88.9 | 2014 |
| Highest | 110.2 | 2016 |
| Lowest | 67.9 | 2009 |
| Average since 2015 | 88.64 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 109 | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Botswana's net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) fell 5.3 on 2023 (from 82 to 76.7).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −1.5 and a typical year strayed about 9.48 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below 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 12.5 in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.8 in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3.19 a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Botswana had the 195th highest value of the 203 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 | 76.7 | 2024 |
| World | 100.2 | 2024 |
Closest to Botswana in the 2024 ranking
- West Bank and Gaza — 192nd of 203: 81.4
- French Polynesia — 193rd of 203: 81
- Albania — 194th of 203: 77
- Ukraine — 196th of 203: 75.7
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 197th of 203: 75.1
- Dominica — 198th of 203: 71.8
What this measures
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.
All 20 values
| Year | Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.7 |
| 2023 | 82 |
| 2022 | 77.2 |
| 2021 | 79.2 |
| 2020 | 87.9 |
| 2019 | 89.2 |
| 2018 | 89.5 |
| 2017 | 94.5 |
| 2016 | 110.2 |
| 2015 | 100 |
| 2014 |
Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) in nearby economies
- Angola — 128.3 (2024)
- Benin — 103 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 131.6 (2024)
- Burundi — 125.4 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 92.1 (2024)
- Cameroon — 123.7 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 106.9 (2024)
- Chad — 150.6 (2024)
- Comoros — 69.7 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 142.4 (2024)
More trade data for Botswana
- Binding coverage, manufactured products (%) — 0% (2022)
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 8.68% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) — 8.18% (2022)
- Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 2.16% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) — 5.43% (2022)
- Binding coverage, all products (%) — 0% (2022)
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) — 8.25% (2022)
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) — 7.67% (2022)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100)?
- 76.7 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 29.63% from 109 in 2005 (1.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 110.2 in 2016 and the lowest 67.9 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 195th highest of 203 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2024, Botswana's net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100) fell 5.3 on 2023 (from 82 to 76.7). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was −1.5 and a typical year strayed about 9.48 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below 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 TT.PRI.MRCH.XD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 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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