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Botswana — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

ContinentAfrica
SubcontinentSouthern Africa
Income groupUpper-Middle
World-system classPeriphery
Political blocsOther
Trade blocsSADC
GDP$19.4B
Population2.5M
  • Exports of goods and services (USD): $5.32B
  • Imports of goods and services (USD): $8.48B
  • Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $-3.17B
  • Trade (% GDP): 71.11%
  • Current account balance (USD): $-0.82B
  • Current account (% GDP): -4.23%
  • FDI, net: $-0.46B
  • Primary income balance, net (USD): $-0.33B
  • Secondary income balance, net (USD): $2.06B
  • Financial account, net (USD): $-1.03B
  • Portfolio investment, net (USD): $0.35B

ITV Indicators

  • Composite value transfer (% GDP): 16.77% GDP (mean)
  • Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 39.12% GDP (mean)
  • Income drain (% GDP): 3.75% GDP (mean)
  • Debt drain (% GDP): 1.24% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time