Botswana Exports

Exports from Botswana rose 6.1 percent from a year earlier to BWP 5,737.9 million in April 2019, driven by sales of diamonds (9 percent) and machinery & electrical equipment (1.5 percent). In contrast, sales fell mostly for other goods (-14 percent); salt & soda ash (-22.7 percent) and meat & meat products (-31 percent). Main export partners were Belgium (26 percent of total shipments), India (22.9 percent), the UAE (20.4 percent) and Israel (10.1 percent). Exports in Botswana averaged 4941.32 Million BWP from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 10747.20 Million BWP in September of 2008 and a record low of 996.90 Million BWP in January of 2009.

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Botswana Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-392.50	706.20	4102.21	-6683.00	BWP Million	[+]
Current Account	-924.23	1414.32	16754.36	-9698.03	BWP Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	12.00	3.60	32.00	-28.30	percent	[+]
Imports	6130.40	5768.70	9778.30	2458.30	BWP Million	[+]
Exports	5737.90	6474.90	10747.20	996.90	Million BWP	[+]
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00		[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	579.46	597.57	3628.87	-1434.78	BWP Million	[+]
External Debt	16027.59	16072.40	18344.85	1771.80	BWP Million	[+]

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Botswana exports mostly diamonds (more than 60% of total exports), copper and nickel, beef and textiles. Botswana's main exports partners are United Kingdom (56% of total exports), South Africa, Israel and Belgium. This page provides the latest reported value for - Botswana Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Botswana Exports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2019.