# Botswana Import Demand Profile: Data, Sectors & Suppliers | Yugalinks

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Explore import demand for Botswana with OECD trade data: sectors, suppliers, economy context, and trade history.

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## Botswana import demand overview

In 2024, Botswana recorded $6.8B in reported imports. Precious stones and metals was the largest displayed import sector by value.

## Country snapshot

| Measure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Latest imports | $6.8B |
| Import growth | +6% |
| Population | 2.5M |
| GDP per capita | $7.7K |
| Trade openness | 47.3% |

## Import sectors

| Rank | HS2 | Sector | Imports | Share | Import partners | Active HS6 |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | 71 | Precious stones and metals | $1.5B | 21.3% | 64 | 48 |
| 2 | 26 | Ores, slag and ash | $907.0K | 0% | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | 85 | Electrical machinery | $368.7M | 5.4% | 111 | 261 |
| 4 | 28 | Inorganic chemicals | $12.3M | 0.2% | 36 | 153 |
| 5 | 01 | Live animals | $2.9M | 0% | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | $9.7M | 0.1% | 12 | 51 |
| 7 | 27 | Mineral fuels | $1.4B | 20.3% | 61 | 42 |
| 8 | 39 | Plastics | $157.0M | 2.3% | 91 | 128 |
| 9 | 25 | Salt, sulphur, earths and stone | $62.6M | 0.9% | 26 | 56 |
| 10 | 72 | Iron and steel | $90.1M | 1.3% | 31 | 158 |

## Import history

| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $1.2B | $2.3B | $1.0B |
| 2001 | $877.7M | $2.2B | $1.3B |
| 2002 | $835.5M | $2.2B | $1.4B |
| 2003 | $904.7M | $2.9B | $2.0B |
| 2004 | $982.3M | $3.3B | $2.3B |
| 2005 | $1.0B | $4.3B | $3.3B |
| 2006 | $1.1B | $4.1B | $3.0B |
| 2007 | $1.4B | $3.7B | $2.3B |
| 2008 | $2.0B | $3.2B | $1.3B |
| 2009 | $2.7B | $2.6B | -$64.7M |
| 2010 | $6.0B | $3.9B | -$2.1B |
| 2011 | $7.0B | $5.7B | -$1.3B |
| 2012 | $9.0B | $6.2B | -$2.8B |
| 2013 | $8.7B | $7.9B | -$821.7M |
| 2014 | $8.4B | $8.2B | -$182.9M |
| 2015 | $7.6B | $6.0B | -$1.6B |
| 2016 | $5.9B | $7.7B | $1.8B |
| 2017 | $5.6B | $6.7B | $1.0B |
| 2018 | $6.2B | $6.4B | $203.2M |
| 2019 | $6.3B | $5.0B | -$1.3B |
| 2020 | $5.9B | $4.1B | -$1.8B |
| 2021 | $7.3B | $6.6B | -$698.4M |
| 2022 | $7.3B | $7.8B | $486.4M |
| 2023 | $6.4B | $5.8B | -$595.6M |
| 2024 | $6.8B | $4.9B | -$2.0B |

## Data coverage

- Country: **Botswana (BWA)**
- Coverage: **2000-2024**
- Publisher: [Yugalinks](https://www.yugalinks.com/)

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.