Botswana recorded a trade deficit of 1761 BWP Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Botswana averaged -463.77 BWP Million from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4102.21 BWP Million in March of 2007 and a record low of -6683.00 BWP Million in July of 2012. source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-1761.00	1234.90	BWP Million	Dec 2025
Current Account	2229.77	6558.74	BWP Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-7.30	-0.60	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	4635.10	8762.60	BWP Million	Dec 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	29467.03	29606.19	BWP Million	Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	1366.31	-516.95	BWP Million	Sep 2025
Imports	6396.10	7527.80	BWP Million	Dec 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2024

Botswana Balance of Trade

Botswana exports mostly diamonds (more than 60% of total exports), copper and nickel, beef and textiles. Botswana's main exports partners are United Kingdom (56% of total exports), South Africa, Israel and Belgium. Botswana imports fuel, food, beverages and tobacco, machinery and electric equipment, chemical and rubber products and vehicles. Its main imports partners are South Africa (75% of total imports), China, Israel, Namibia and Zimbabwe.