Botswana Trade Balance 1960-2022
External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Botswana trade balance for 2020 was $-2.64B, a 76.92% increase from 2019.
- Botswana trade balance for 2019 was $-1.49B, a 783.74% decline from 2018.
- Botswana trade balance for 2018 was $0.22B, a 66.51% decline from 2017.
- Botswana trade balance for 2017 was $0.65B, a 50.26% decline from 2016.
Botswana Trade Balance - Historical Data |
Year |
Billions of US $ |
% of GDP |
2020 |
$-2.64B |
-16.70% |
2019 |
$-1.49B |
-8.11% |
2018 |
$0.22B |
1.17% |
2017 |
$0.65B |
3.74% |
2016 |
$1.31B |
8.36% |
2015 |
$-0.91B |
-6.30% |
2014 |
$0.50B |
3.05% |
2013 |
$0.07B |
0.49% |
2012 |
$-1.75B |
-12.15% |
2011 |
$-0.56B |
-3.64% |
2010 |
$-0.98B |
-7.63% |
2009 |
$-1.75B |
-17.08% |
2008 |
$-0.59B |
-5.37% |
2007 |
$1.52B |
13.93% |
2006 |
$1.84B |
18.17% |
2005 |
$1.72B |
17.34% |
2004 |
$0.74B |
8.23% |
2003 |
$0.89B |
11.82% |
2002 |
$0.68B |
12.48% |
2001 |
$0.54B |
9.79% |
2000 |
$0.68B |
11.74% |
1999 |
$0.63B |
11.47% |
1998 |
$-0.16B |
-3.26% |
1997 |
$0.66B |
13.16% |
1996 |
$0.81B |
16.70% |
1995 |
$0.33B |
7.08% |
1994 |
$0.32B |
7.46% |
1993 |
$0.33B |
7.98% |
1992 |
$0.27B |
6.61% |
1991 |
$0.26B |
6.50% |
1990 |
$0.20B |
5.26% |
1989 |
$0.40B |
13.09% |
1988 |
$0.70B |
26.59% |
1987 |
$0.52B |
26.69% |
1986 |
$0.27B |
19.20% |
1985 |
$0.17B |
15.06% |
1984 |
$0.04B |
2.85% |
1983 |
$-0.01B |
-0.48% |
1982 |
$-0.15B |
-14.71% |
1981 |
$-0.23B |
-21.83% |
1980 |
$-0.14B |
-13.38% |
1979 |
$-0.09B |
-11.13% |
1978 |
$-0.10B |
-16.46% |
1977 |
$-0.08B |
-18.41% |
1976 |
$-0.06B |
-15.94% |
1975 |
$-0.07B |
-20.20% |
1974 |
$-0.07B |
-23.85% |
1973 |
$-0.06B |
-23.13% |
1972 |
$-0.04B |
-23.17% |
1971 |
$-0.04B |
-28.41% |
1970 |
$-0.03B |
-36.26% |
1969 |
$-0.02B |
-29.79% |
1968 |
$-0.03B |
-39.89% |
1967 |
$-0.02B |
-26.16% |
1966 |
$-0.01B |
-21.68% |
1965 |
$-0.01B |
-18.90% |
1964 |
$-0.01B |
-19.77% |
1963 |
$-0.01B |
-18.35% |
1962 |
$-0.01B |
-16.91% |
1961 |
$-0.01B |
-15.31% |
1960 |
$-0.00B |
-13.37% |