Botswana Total Imports Growth

2004 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Total Imports Growth

  • Botswana Total Imports grew 18.5 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 4.5 % YoY in the previous month
  • Botswana Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2004 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 10.5 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 395.4 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -77.5 % in Apr 2020

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. Statistics Botswana provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.


Further information about Botswana Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Botswana Total Imports recorded 579.5 USD mn in Dec 2024
  • Total Exports reached 227.9 USD mn in Dec 2024, which registered a decrease of 37.0 % year on year
  • Botswana Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 502.7 USD mn in Nov 2024

View Botswana's Total Imports Growth from Jan 2004 to Dec 2024 in the chart:

Botswana Total Imports Growth

What was Botswana's Total Imports Growth in Dec 2024?

Botswana Total Imports grew 18.5 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 4.5 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
18.5 Dec 2024 -4.5 Nov 2024 -77.5 Apr 2020 395.4 Apr 2021 % monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) 25.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2025
Armenia (%) -33.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Australia (%) 9.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -3.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1954 - Nov 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 79.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Bahrain (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) 23.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Dec 2024
Belarus (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) -8.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Bolivia (%) -6.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 9.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Botswana (%) 18.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Brazil (%) 27.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2025
Brunei (%) -10.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 19.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2024
Canada (%) 14.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Chile (%) 5.4 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 7.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 7.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Cyprus (%) 37.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 5.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 0.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 13.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 11.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2024
Estonia (%) 8.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 1.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Finland (%) -4.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
France (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Georgia (%) 45.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Germany (%) 8.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 9.5 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Greece (%) 4.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 0.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 8.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 36.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2025
India (%) 14.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025
Indonesia (%) -2.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Iran (%) 13.8 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ireland (%) -16.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2024
Israel (%) 25.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2024
Italy (%) 1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 15.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2024
Japan (%) 15.9 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 39.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.0 Dec 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) -12.1 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Nov 2024
South Korea (%) 0.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 16.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 14.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -20.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Laos (%) 4.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) -2.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) -4.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (%) 2.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) -10.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.3 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
North Macedonia (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Malawi (%) 24.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Malaysia (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 12.2 Dec 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 19.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Mexico (%) 6.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 4.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 11.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Montenegro (%) 4.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Morocco (%) 3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Mozambique (%) -24.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 28.1 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (%) 5.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
New Zealand (%) 13.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Jan 2025
Nigeria (%) 62.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2025
Oman (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) 9.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Panama (%) -1.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Peru (%) 15.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2024
Philippines (%) 10.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Poland (%) -4.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Portugal (%) 4.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Romania (%) 3.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 5.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 27.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Serbia (%) 3.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 14.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 12.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
South Africa (%) 7.6 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2025
Spain (%) 1.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Nov 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 18.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Sudan (%) -12.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) 6.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Switzerland (%) 28.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -37.355 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 496.639 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 34.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 117.247 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 89.559 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 119.488 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -351.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 227.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -37.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 46.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 3,260.566 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,587.101 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 579.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,115.303 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,497.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.245 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.608 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.762 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 25.847 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,873.744 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,927.245 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,809.583 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,117.662 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,728.307 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 6.977 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 45.254 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 769.478 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.135 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 57.776 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 409.338 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 125.648 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 973.495 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 713.013 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,344.988 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,231.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 572.853 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 387.818 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,849.469 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,747.075 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,322.829 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -11.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 89.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.682 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 40.1 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.062 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,613.990 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 20.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 203.021 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,384.746 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,697.800 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 7.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Feb 2021 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 21.129 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,689.039 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.0 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 27.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,998.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,247.041 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.51 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 30.03 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,498.633 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,489.729 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 107,239.032 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 87,127.487 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,861.566 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,767.832 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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