Number of product (exports) in Botswana
Botswana: Number of product (exports) was 158 exports in 2011. ▼ Falling
Number of product in Botswana, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/). Measured in exports.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 158 exports for number of product in 2011.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of product in Botswana peaked at 254 exports in 2008 and was at its lowest, 120 exports, in 2003.
That places Botswana 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Number of product (exports) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 202 exports | — |
| 1996 | 202 exports | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 224 exports | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 207 exports | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 206 exports | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 238 exports | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 231 exports | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 146 exports | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 120 exports | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 134 exports | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 142 exports | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 147 exports | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 251 exports | +70.7% |
| 2008 | 254 exports | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 254 exports | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 186 exports | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 158 exports | -15.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 158 exports is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 140.5 exports, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 158 exports is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 147 exports, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208.2 exports | 202 exports | 224 exports | 5 |
| 2000s | 191.7 exports | 120 exports | 254 exports | 10 |
| 2010s | 172 exports | 158 exports | 186 exports | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More trade data for Botswana
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 127.32 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.12 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.26 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 106.33 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.23 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.29 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6294 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 49.26 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 13.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of product in Botswana?
- Number of product in Botswana was 158 exports in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
- What is the highest number of product recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 254 exports in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of product recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 exports in 2003.
- How does Botswana rank for number of product?
- Botswana ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of product rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Number of product (exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of products (at SITC, Revision 3, 3-digit group level) exported by country or country grouping; this figure includes only those products that are greater than 100,000 dollars or more than 0.3 per cent of the country’s or country group’s total exports. The maximum number of products is 261.