Botswana Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP

1994 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Total Trade of Goods and Services: % of Nominal GDP

  • Botswana Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP recorded 68.209 % in Sep 2025, compared with 76.497 % in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1994 to Sep 2025, with an averaged value of 88.424 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 138.071 % in Sep 2013 and a record low of 59.836 % in Jun 2020.

CEIC calculates annual Total Trade of Goods and Services as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Total Trade of Goods and Services and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Botswana provides Total Trade of Goods and Services in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency, based on SNA 2008. Total Trade of Goods and Services as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2006 is calculated from Nominal GDP and Total Trade of Goods and Services both based on SNA 1993.

View Botswana's Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP from Mar 1994 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP

What was Botswana's Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP in Sep 2025?

Botswana Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP recorded 68.209 % in Sep 2025, compared with 76.497 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
68.209 Sep 2025 76.497 Jun 2025 59.836 Jun 2020 138.071 Sep 2013 % quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025

Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 95.333 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 40.135 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 31.911 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 87.394 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 46.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 104.760 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1964 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 78.116 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 157.483 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 27.951 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Belarus (%) 103.096 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 144.758 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 42.770 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 92.005 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 68.209 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 33.615 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 122.297 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 92.326 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 147.753 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Canada (%) 59.399 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 63.491 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
China (%) 36.166 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 33.904 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 107.493 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 218.096 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 124.261 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 126.106 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 59.811 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 59.730 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 152.680 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 92.842 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 83.075 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2025
France (%) 66.763 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 101.230 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 77.429 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 68.967 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 79.838 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 415.687 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 124.577 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 79.185 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (%) 46.416 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 44.515 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) 49.507 2024 yearly 1959 - 2024
Ireland (%) 262.249 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 52.203 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 59.566 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 49.586 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 43.803 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 90.741 2023 yearly 1967 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 57.282 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 40.186 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
South Korea (%) 86.856 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 116.812 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 93.991 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 98.747 Sep 2016 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2016
Laos (%) 75.092 2016 yearly 1984 - 2016
Latvia (%) 129.057 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 88.548 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 135.511 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 331.707 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 136.803 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 122.910 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 42.438 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 137.375 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 216.476 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 140.677 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 79.583 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 91.718 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 108.937 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 99.599 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 96.323 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 95.659 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 40.754 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Nepal (%) 41.969 2025 yearly 1969 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 152.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 52.825 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 43.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 79.296 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 118.999 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 27.163 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 75.145 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 83.674 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 81.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 51.322 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 58.985 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 90.142 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 80.037 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 98.917 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Romania (%) 65.114 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 33.073 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 58.909 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 108.286 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 316.397 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 171.680 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 149.926 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 59.826 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 70.504 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 42.885 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 41.636 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Sweden (%) 101.898 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 151.170 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -331.433 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 166.469 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 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: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,813.062 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 2,405.346 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -4,417.046 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 6,822.392 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 2,218.546 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -133.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 351.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 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) 485.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -22.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 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) 1.449 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.354 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 42.667 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 39.613 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 944.931 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 102.480 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,013.936 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 44.626 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 129.745 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 19.581 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 145.172 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 471.316 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 354.263 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,253.494 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,107.181 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,165.604 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 669.318 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 601.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 325.366 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 553.097 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 3,919.227 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 297.524 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.585 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 4,635.100 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,396.107 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -1,761.007 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 102.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 0.952 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 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) 144.7 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.312 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 117.708 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 128.299 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 219.430 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,721.343 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,971.167 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 0.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,475.037 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.3 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 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) 4,375.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,884.237 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.29 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 119,456.291 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 36,236.254 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 116,109.420 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 110,784.798 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,868.365 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 89,990.027 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,878.999 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 32,540.993 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 57,198.185 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,722.141 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 2,644.363 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025

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