Botswana Total Imports Growth

2004 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Total Imports Growth

  • Botswana Total Imports dropped 4.8 % YoY in Oct 2024, compared with a decrease of 4.8 % YoY in the previous month
  • Botswana Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2004 to Oct 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 615.0 USD mn in Oct 2024
  • Total Exports reached 242.8 USD mn in Oct 2024, which registered a decrease of 32.6 % year on year
  • Botswana Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 372.2 USD mn in Oct 2024

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

Botswana Total Imports Growth

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

Botswana Total Imports dropped 4.8 % YoY in Oct 2024, compared with a decrease of 4.8 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-4.8 Oct 2024 -4.8 Sep 2024 -77.5 Apr 2020 395.4 Apr 2021 % monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 2.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) -2.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Armenia (%) 9.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Australia (%) -3.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Oct 2024
Austria (%) 2.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1954 - Oct 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 27.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Bahrain (%) 0.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) 19.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1987 - Oct 2024
Belarus (%) 7.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Belgium (%) -4.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2024
Bolivia (%) -28.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 1.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Botswana (%) -4.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Brazil (%) 3.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2024
Brunei (%) -37.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2024
Bulgaria (%) 7.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Cambodia (%) 19.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2024
Canada (%) 2.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2024
Chile (%) 14.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 6.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2024
Croatia (%) -1.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Cyprus (%) -14.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (%) 2.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
Denmark (%) 2.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Ecuador (%) -5.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2024
Egypt (%) 21.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2024
Estonia (%) 10.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2024
European Union (%) -0.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Finland (%) 2.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
France (%) -3.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Georgia (%) 10.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Germany (%) 1.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1951 - Oct 2024
Ghana (%) 2.3 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Oct 2024
Greece (%) -1.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 5.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1953 - Nov 2024
Hungary (%) 4.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Iceland (%) 4.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2024
India (%) 28.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Nov 2024
Indonesia (%) 11.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 13.8 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ireland (%) -3.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2024
Israel (%) 15.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2024
Italy (%) 0.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 15.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2024
Japan (%) 1.7 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Nov 2024
Jordan (%) -5.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1973 - Oct 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 9.5 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2024
Kenya (%) 2.0 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 1999 - Oct 2024
South Korea (%) 3.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1967 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (%) -4.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Kuwait (%) 10.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) -13.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Laos (%) 4.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) 5.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024
Lebanon (%) 493.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (%) -6.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 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 (%) 3.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Malawi (%) 66.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2024
Malta (%) 9.1 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Oct 2024
Mauritius (%) 23.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2024
Mexico (%) 8.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Moldova (%) 10.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Mongolia (%) 21.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2024
Montenegro (%) 5.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
Morocco (%) 5.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
Mozambique (%) -14.4 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2024
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 17.1 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 2004 - Nov 2024
Netherlands (%) 0.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
New Zealand (%) -3.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1961 - Nov 2024
Nigeria (%) 62.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1977 - Sep 2024
Oman (%) 0.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) -3.1 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) -11.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2024
Panama (%) 8.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Paraguay (%) -2.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Peru (%) 1.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2024
Philippines (%) 11.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2024
Poland (%) -1.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Portugal (%) 7.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2024
Qatar (%) 4.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Romania (%) 8.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Russia (%) 19.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) -3.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Serbia (%) 4.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Singapore (%) 6.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Nov 2024
Slovakia (%) 5.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Slovenia (%) 5.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
South Africa (%) -11.3 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2024
Spain (%) 5.0 Oct 2024 monthly Nov 1975 - Oct 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 7.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2024
Sudan (%) -12.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -2.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2024

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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 (%) 17.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
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: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 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: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 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: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 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) -372.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 242.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -18.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 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) 615.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -4.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 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) 3.667 Sep 2024 monthly Feb 2019 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.251 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 28.183 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 33.782 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,836.069 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.030 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 8,189.723 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,233.635 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,956.088 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,671.217 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 800.610 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 260.879 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 41.073 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 43.415 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 48.880 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 53.267 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 554.308 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 366.346 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,244.713 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,303.992 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,237.781 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 853.489 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 511.002 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,257.618 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 680.420 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 5,043.651 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 929.766 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 201.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.305 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 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) 156.0 2021 yearly 1973 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
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
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -370.483 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 6,212.598 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) -455.650 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 206.439 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 5,756.948 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 641.006 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 20.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 216.808 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,655.772 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 9,058.353 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 9.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 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) 8,367.208 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.2 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 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) 4,100.5 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,291.491 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.53 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 30.03 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,564.827 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 34,761.415 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 4,799,743.000 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2024
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 106,977.218 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,837.797 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024

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