Botswana Governance: Technology and Innovation
BW: High-Technology Exports
BW: High-Technology Exports data was reported at 25.601 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 38.954 USD mn for 2022. BW: High-Technology Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 26.827 USD mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.819 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 16.838 USD mn in 2020. BW: High-Technology Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;United Nations, Comtrade database through the WITS platform.;Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 25.601 2023 | yearly | 2013 - 2023 |
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BW: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports
BW: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports data was reported at 0.539 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.502 % for 2022. BW: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 0.425 % from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.958 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.257 % in 2014. BW: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.;United Nations, Comtrade database through the WITS platform.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.539 2023 | yearly | 2013 - 2023 |
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BW: Industrial Design Applications: Nonresident
BW: Industrial Design Applications: Nonresident data was reported at 52.000 Unit in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 92.000 Unit for 2014. BW: Industrial Design Applications: Nonresident data is updated yearly, averaging 92.000 Unit from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 245.000 Unit in 2012 and a record low of 4.000 Unit in 1980. BW: Industrial Design Applications: Nonresident data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. Industrial designs are applied to a wide variety of industrial products and handicrafts. They refer to the ornamental or aesthetic aspects of a useful article, including compositions of lines or colors or any three-dimensional forms that give a special appearance to a product or handicraft. The holder of a registered industrial design has exclusive rights against unauthorized copying or imitation of the design by third parties. Industrial design registrations are valid for a limited period. The term of protection is usually 15 years for most jurisdictions. However, differences in legislation do exist, notably in China (which provides for a 10-year term from the application date). Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.;World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.;Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 52.000 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
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BW: Industrial Design Applications: Resident
BW: Industrial Design Applications: Resident data was reported at 18.000 Unit in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.000 Unit for 2014. BW: Industrial Design Applications: Resident data is updated yearly, averaging 12.000 Unit from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2021, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.000 Unit in 2021 and a record low of 7.000 Unit in 2011. BW: Industrial Design Applications: Resident data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. Industrial designs are applied to a wide variety of industrial products and handicrafts. They refer to the ornamental or aesthetic aspects of a useful article, including compositions of lines or colors or any three-dimensional forms that give a special appearance to a product or handicraft. The holder of a registered industrial design has exclusive rights against unauthorized copying or imitation of the design by third parties. Industrial design registrations are valid for a limited period. The term of protection is usually 15 years for most jurisdictions. However, differences in legislation do exist, notably in China (which provides for a 10-year term from the application date). Resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of the state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application has residence. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.;World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.;Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 18.000 2021 | yearly | 2011 - 2021 |
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BW: Medium and High-Tech Exports: % Manufactured Exports
BW: Medium and High-Tech Exports: % Manufactured Exports data was reported at 3.852 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.579 % for 2021. BW: Medium and High-Tech Exports: % Manufactured Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 4.113 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2022, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.267 % in 2002 and a record low of 2.237 % in 2006. BW: Medium and High-Tech Exports: % Manufactured Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.;United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.852 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
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BW: Patent Applications: Non-Residents
BW: Patent Applications: Non-Residents data was reported at 2.000 Unit in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.000 Unit for 2018. BW: Patent Applications: Non-Residents data is updated yearly, averaging 5.500 Unit from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2020, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.000 Unit in 1981 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in 2013. BW: Patent Applications: Non-Residents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.;World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.;Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.000 2020 | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
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BW: Patent Applications: Residents
BW: Patent Applications: Residents data was reported at 3.000 Unit in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.000 Unit for 2020. BW: Patent Applications: Residents data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 Unit from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2021, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.000 Unit in 2013 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in 2016. BW: Patent Applications: Residents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.;World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.;Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.000 2021 | yearly | 2011 - 2021 |
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BW: Research and Development Expenditure: % of GDP
BW: Research and Development Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 0.561 % in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.268 % for 2012. BW: Research and Development Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.533 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2013, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.561 % in 2013 and a record low of 0.268 % in 2012. BW: Research and Development Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed November 27, 2023. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.561 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
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BW: Researchers in R&D: per Million People
BW: Researchers in R&D: per Million People data was reported at 179.773 Ratio in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 168.090 Ratio for 2012. BW: Researchers in R&D: per Million People data is updated yearly, averaging 173.932 Ratio from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2013, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 179.773 Ratio in 2013 and a record low of 168.090 Ratio in 2012. BW: Researchers in R&D: per Million People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 185.208 2013 | yearly | 2012 - 2013 |
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BW: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles
BW: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles data was reported at 392.690 Unit in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 386.480 Unit for 2021. BW: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles data is updated yearly, averaging 163.970 Unit from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2022, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 392.690 Unit in 2022 and a record low of 73.060 Unit in 1997. BW: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.;National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators.;Gap-filled total;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 392.690 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
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BW: Technicians in R&D: per Million People
BW: Technicians in R&D: per Million People data was reported at 125.088 Ratio in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 72.565 Ratio for 2012. BW: Technicians in R&D: per Million People data is updated yearly, averaging 98.826 Ratio from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2013, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 125.088 Ratio in 2013 and a record low of 72.565 Ratio in 2012. BW: Technicians in R&D: per Million People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. The number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2021.;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 125.088 2013 | yearly | 2012 - 2013 |
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BW: Trademark Applications: Nonresident
BW: Trademark Applications: Nonresident data was reported at 2,513.000 Unit in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,827.000 Unit for 2019. BW: Trademark Applications: Nonresident data is updated yearly, averaging 2,652.000 Unit from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2020, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,858.000 Unit in 2015 and a record low of 2,328.000 Unit in 2011. BW: Trademark Applications: Nonresident data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.;World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.;Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 2,513.000 2020 | yearly | 2011 - 2020 |
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BW: Trademark Applications: Resident
BW: Trademark Applications: Resident data was reported at 663.000 Unit in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 603.000 Unit for 2019. BW: Trademark Applications: Resident data is updated yearly, averaging 441.000 Unit from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2020, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 663.000 Unit in 2020 and a record low of 329.000 Unit in 2011. BW: Trademark Applications: Resident data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Technology and Innovation. Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of the state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application has residence. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.;World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.;Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 663.000 2020 | yearly | 2011 - 2020 |