Botswana Total Imports Growth

2004 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Total Imports Growth

  • Botswana Total Imports dropped 13.0 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 21.9 % YoY in the previous month
  • Botswana Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2004 to Sep 2025, with an averaged rate of -7.6 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 395.4 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -77.5 % in Apr 2020

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. Statistics Botswana provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.


Further information about Botswana Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Botswana Total Imports recorded 531.2 USD mn in Sep 2025
  • Total Exports reached 388.0 USD mn in Sep 2025, which registered an increase of 26.3 % year on year
  • Botswana Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 143.2 USD mn in Sep 2025

View Botswana's Total Imports Growth from Jan 2004 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Total Imports Growth

What was Botswana's Total Imports Growth in Sep 2025?

Botswana Total Imports dropped 13.0 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 21.9 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-13.0 Sep 2025 -21.9 Aug 2025 -77.5 Apr 2020 395.4 Apr 2021 % monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) 16.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Armenia (%) -11.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Australia (%) 11.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1972 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -1.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1954 - Aug 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 23.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (%) -1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Sep 2025
Belarus (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) -4.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 8.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 6.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Botswana (%) -13.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) -0.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) -18.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 11.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 18.5 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2025
Canada (%) 1.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Aug 2025
Chile (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) -1.4 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Cyprus (%) 22.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 3.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 17.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) -3.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2025
Estonia (%) 6.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) -3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Germany (%) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 53.5 Aug 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Aug 2025
Greece (%) -3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 18.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) -2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Iceland (%) -18.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
India (%) 22.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (%) -1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Iran (%) 8.2 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Ireland (%) 2.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) -2.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 10.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -2.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Japan (%) -1.1 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 18.4 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) -3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 1.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (%) 7.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (%) 6.6 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 47.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) 13.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -4.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
Lithuania (%) 9.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 16.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) -3.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2025
Malaysia (%) 11.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Malta (%) -5.4 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) -14.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 12.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 21.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) -14.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (%) 9.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Morocco (%) 10.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Mozambique (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 31.8 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 10.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) -5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Oct 2025
Oman (%) 38.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 28.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 21.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 15.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Peru (%) 11.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) -6.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 9.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -1.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Romania (%) 6.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) -7.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 9.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Singapore (%) 20.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (%) -1.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) -5.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 7.3 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Spain (%) 10.5 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1976 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 26.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Sudan (%) 21.6 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jun 2025
Sweden (%) -2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 44.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -48.449 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 388.590 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 129.415 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 234.248 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 101.797 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -143.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 388.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 111.340 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,602.753 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,208.451 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 531.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -13.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,410.185 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,726.353 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2.824 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.473 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.552 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 43.908 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,809.583 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,927.245 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,117.662 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 6.977 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.135 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 45.254 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 769.478 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,728.307 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 409.338 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 125.648 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 57.776 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,849.469 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 713.013 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 387.818 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 973.495 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,344.988 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,231.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 572.853 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,747.075 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,322.829 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.212 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 34.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.194 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.922 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,576.441 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,861.639 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 17.335 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,321.545 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,314.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,828.932 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.50 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.92 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,489.729 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,498.633 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 107,239.032 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 87,127.487 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,767.832 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,861.566 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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