Botswana - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Botswana was 71.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 128.43 in 1987, while its lowest value was 51.67 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 55.90
1961 51.67
1962 56.11
1963 60.38
1964 60.08
1965 80.80
1966 79.67
1967 75.03
1968 64.91
1969 82.73
1970 86.24
1971 98.07
1972 102.15
1973 102.81
1974 99.66
1975 100.80
1976 101.88
1977 104.52
1978 102.31
1979 120.63
1980 112.54
1981 111.19
1982 112.62
1983 116.87
1984 109.37
1985 117.33
1986 113.10
1987 128.43
1988 100.62
1989 108.86
1990 98.40
1991 96.28
1992 86.89
1993 85.36
1994 82.60
1995 85.68
1996 86.02
1997 101.59
1998 89.95
1999 88.29
2000 82.17
2001 78.68
2002 78.51
2003 70.00
2004 75.29
2005 76.48
2006 75.11
2007 84.48
2008 92.85
2009 79.71
2010 80.94
2011 85.68
2012 97.33
2013 109.13
2014 105.96
2015 99.82
2016 89.57
2017 69.61
2018 76.18
2019 71.12
2020 71.56

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade