Botswana - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Botswana was 5.16 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.89 in 1997 and a minimum value of -20.92 in 2016.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 11.18
1977 9.84
1978 14.52
1979 12.31
1980 6.43
1981 4.81
1982 -0.53
1983 -0.65
1984 10.47
1985 7.62
1986 1.99
1987 13.48
1988 25.16
1989 22.73
1990 10.47
1991 -5.62
1992 -13.75
1993 -2.77
1994 5.12
1995 13.13
1996 -4.94
1997 34.89
1998 14.96
1999 -3.59
2000 -1.94
2001 -1.53
2002 2.00
2003 -7.30
2004 17.62
2005 -4.94
2006 0.04
2007 24.96
2008 17.54
2009 -10.88
2010 6.48
2011 19.22
2012 32.08
2013 10.01
2014 3.50
2015 5.84
2016 -20.92
2017 -12.95
2018 15.92
2019 11.94
2020 5.16

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts