Balance of trade in goods and services rose 60.3% to BWP -10.3 bil in Botswana in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, balance of trade in goods and services in Botswana reached an all time high of BWP 14.4 bil in 2016 and an all time low of BWP -25.8 bil in 2020. When compared to Botswana's main peers, balance of trade in goods and services in Namibia amounted to NAD -29.6 bil, ZAR 382 bil in South Africa, ZMW 80.5 bil in Zambia and ZWD -175 bil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Botswana has been ranked 84th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of balance of trade in goods and services, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Balance of Trade In Goods and Services (Local Currency) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | AOA bil | -471 | 476 | 1,165 | 3,920 | 7,204 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | BWP bil | -9.21 | 14.4 | 6.53 | 1.74 | -16.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | -1,363 | -3,006 | -2,110 | -3,714 | -2,986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | LSL bil | -13.5 | -15.5 | -16.1 | -15.2 | -16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | MZN bil | -203 | -290 | -190 | -336 | -457 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | NAD bil | -38.7 | -37.8 | -24.0 | -18.0 | -18.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | ZAR bil | -57.4 | 21.5 | 58.1 | 26.6 | 30.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | SZL bil | 1.10 | 0.823 | -0.453 | -2.40 | 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | TNS bil | -6,178 | -2,948 | -2,327 | -4,083 | -1,320 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | -10.2 | -7.15 | -3.94 | 2.82 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | -3.68 | -2.33 | -2.36 | -1.55 | 3.48 |
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