Number of product (imports) in Botswana
Botswana: Number of product (imports) was 259 imports in 2011. ▲ Rising
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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of product in Botswana is 259 imports, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of product in Botswana peaked at 260 imports in 2006 and was at its lowest, 234 imports, in 1996.
Botswana ranks 2nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of product (imports) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 236 imports | — |
| 1996 | 234 imports | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 237 imports | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 239 imports | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 238 imports | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 259 imports | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 258 imports | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 259 imports | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 259 imports | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 258 imports | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 259 imports | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 260 imports | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 259 imports | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 260 imports | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 260 imports | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 259 imports | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 259 imports | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 259 imports is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 242.5 imports, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 259 imports is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 235 imports, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 236.8 imports | 234 imports | 239 imports | 5 |
| 2000s | 259.1 imports | 258 imports | 260 imports | 10 |
| 2010s | 259 imports | 259 imports | 259 imports | 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 259 imports 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 260 imports in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of product recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 234 imports in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for number of product?
- Botswana ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of product rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (imports). 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) imported 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 imports. The maximum number of products is 261.