Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Botswana's imports (% gdp) stands at 37.51% as of 2025-12-31, down from 42.37% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Botswana's imports (% gdp) was 37.51%, down from 42.37% in 2024.
In 2024, Botswana's imports (% gdp) was 42.37%, up from 37.22% in 2023.
In 2023, Botswana's imports (% gdp) was 37.22%, down from 42.59% in 2022.
In 2022, Botswana's imports (% gdp) was 42.59%, down from 49.27% in 2021.
In 2021, Botswana's imports (% gdp) was 49.27%, up from 49.07% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.51% | -4.86% |
| 2024 | 42.37% | +5.15% |
| 2023 | 37.22% | -5.37% |
| 2022 | 42.59% | -6.68% |
| 2021 | 49.27% | +0.1998% |
| 2020 | 49.07% | +3.07% |
| 2019 | 46.01% | +2.78% |
| 2018 | 43.23% | +4.22% |
| 2017 | 39% | -6.85% |
| 2016 | 45.85% | -13.96% |
| 2015 | 59.81% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 58.21% | -6.19% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +0.643% |
| 2012 | 63.76% | +9.04% |
| 2011 | 54.73% | +2.23% |
| 2010 | 52.49% | -0.1525% |
| 2009 | 52.65% | +0.5858% |
| 2008 | 52.06% | +10.04% |
| 2007 | 42.02% | +7.18% |
| 2006 | 34.83% | -0.7502% |
| 2005 | 35.58% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 41.38% | +4.38% |
| 2003 | 37.01% | -2.67% |
| 2002 | 39.68% | +0.8109% |
| 2001 | 38.87% | -1.23% |
| 2000 | 40.09% | -3.64% |
| 1999 | 43.73% | -8.82% |
| 1998 | 52.55% | +4.83% |
| 1997 | 47.72% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 37.13% | -6.63% |
| 1995 | 43.76% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 40.36% | +1.25% |
| 1993 | 39.11% | -2.46% |
| 1992 | 41.57% | -4.96% |
| 1991 | 46.53% | -3.26% |
| 1990 | 49.79% | +3.66% |
| 1989 | 46.14% | +2.21% |
| 1988 | 43.93% | -4.51% |
| 1987 | 48.44% | -0.6866% |
| 1986 | 49.13% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 51.23% | -6.73% |
| 1984 | 57.96% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 62.57% | -6.71% |
| 1982 | 69.27% | -2.26% |
| 1981 | 71.53% | +5.09% |
| 1980 | 66.44% | +1.19% |
| 1979 | 65.25% | -3.27% |
| 1978 | 68.52% | -0.7853% |
| 1977 | 69.31% | +2.99% |
| 1976 | 66.32% | +2.53% |
| 1975 | 63.79% | -0.9831% |
| 1974 | 64.78% | +2.81% |
| 1973 | 61.97% | +1.42% |
| 1972 | 60.54% | -1.02% |
| 1971 | 61.56% | +0.6502% |
| 1970 | 60.91% | +8.35% |
| 1969 | 52.57% | -10.38% |
| 1968 | 62.95% | +12.17% |
| 1967 | 50.77% | -0.175% |
| 1966 | 50.95% | +0.3388% |
| 1965 | 50.61% | +2.03% |
| 1964 | 48.58% | +1.23% |
| 1963 | 47.35% | +2.51% |
| 1962 | 44.84% | +2.31% |
| 1961 | 42.53% | +2.88% |
| 1960 | 39.64% | — |
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Botswana's imports (% gdp) is 37.51% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 42.37% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 71.53% (1981); the lowest is 34.83% (2006), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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