Botswana Exports 2023
Complete list of Botswana's 130 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$6.33B
Total exports (2023)
#123
Global export rank
130
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Botswana exported $6.33 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #123 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 130 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 93.6% of total export value. The leading export was non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set, valued at $3.68 billion — 58.1% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
130 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | $1.74B | 27.51% |
| 2 | India | $1.09B | 17.16% |
| 3 | Belgium | $1.03B | 16.24% |
| 4 | South Africa | $566.37M | 8.95% |
| 5 | China | $415.25M | 6.56% |
| 6 | USA | $362.57M | 5.73% |
| 7 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $302.99M | 4.79% |
| 8 | Israel | $215.13M | 3.40% |
| 9 | Australia | $123.34M | 1.95% |
| 10 | Singapore | $84.91M | 1.34% |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | $70.10M | 1.11% |
| 12 | Cambodia | $66.39M | 1.05% |
| 13 | Anguilla | $33.59M | 0.53% |
| 14 | Namibia | $31.87M | 0.50% |
| 15 | Zambia | $26.73M | 0.42% |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | $26.71M | 0.42% |
| 17 | Japan | $20.77M | 0.33% |
| 18 | United Kingdom | $17.44M | 0.28% |
| 19 | Viet Nam | $17.37M | 0.27% |
| 20 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | $14.57M | 0.23% |
| 21 | France | $11.57M | 0.18% |
| 22 | Germany | $10.65M | 0.17% |
| 23 | Norway | $7.53M | 0.12% |
| 24 | Mozambique | $6.17M | 0.10% |
| 25 | Greece | $4.97M | 0.08% |
| 26 | Netherlands | $4.71M | 0.07% |
| 27 | Thailand | $4.52M | 0.07% |
| 28 | Malawi | $4.23M | 0.07% |
| 29 | Canada | $2.92M | 0.05% |
| 30 | Armenia | $2.87M | 0.05% |
| 31 | Angola | $2.79M | 0.04% |
| 32 | Switzerland | $1.92M | 0.03% |
| 33 | Nigeria | $1.42M | 0.02% |
| 34 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $1.38M | 0.02% |
| 35 | Lesotho | $1.29M | 0.02% |
| 36 | Italy | $1.26M | 0.02% |
| 37 | Ukraine | $1.13M | 0.02% |
| 38 | Pakistan | $751,153 | 0.01% |
| 39 | Uganda | $699,755 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Eswatini | $575,106 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Kenya | $539,151 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Mali | $479,725 | 0.01% |
| 43 | Slovakia | $432,036 | 0.01% |
| 44 | Czechia | $313,395 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Eritrea | $281,652 | 0.00% |
| 46 | Mauritius | $269,123 | 0.00% |
| 47 | Hungary | $257,455 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | $235,352 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Luxembourg | $206,510 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Liberia | $168,752 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Other Asia, nes | $159,935 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Ghana | $155,519 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Malaysia | $151,897 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Ireland | $116,072 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Spain | $114,712 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Türkiye | $110,417 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Slovenia | $97,644 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Austria | $89,059 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Congo | $88,873 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Portugal | $65,324 | 0.00% |
| 61 | New Zealand | $57,461 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Lebanon | $57,216 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Brazil | $45,239 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Poland | $42,879 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Benin | $35,554 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | $23,548 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Mexico | $23,395 | 0.00% |
| 68 | North Macedonia | $22,372 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Kuwait | $21,723 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | $18,176 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Sweden | $17,505 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Philippines | $16,596 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Cyprus | $14,473 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Iceland | $10,883 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Denmark | $10,164 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Indonesia | $9,909 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | $9,689 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Senegal | $8,828 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Seychelles | $7,871 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Rep. of Korea | $6,480 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | $4,640 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Peru | $4,241 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Lithuania | $3,672 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Madagascar | $3,244 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Saint Helena | $2,925 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Montenegro | $2,686 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Ethiopia | $2,334 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Finland | $2,130 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Bahamas | $1,963 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Gambia | $1,926 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Niger | $1,857 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Costa Rica | $1,784 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Romania | $1,562 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | $1,557 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Rwanda | $1,088 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Dominican Rep. | $1,061 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Oman | $906 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Colombia | $812 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $766 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Guatemala | $732 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Bulgaria | $574 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Russian Federation | $572 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Egypt | $520 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | $499 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Cameroon | $437 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Uruguay | $375 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Chad | $302 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Argentina | $231 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Chile | $194 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Bangladesh | $174 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Venezuela | $154 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Morocco | $153 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Paraguay | $142 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Qatar | $116 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Grenada | $113 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Bahrain | $110 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Georgia | $96 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Croatia | $89 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | $56 | 0.00% |
| 120 | El Salvador | $45 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Aruba | $45 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Latvia | $11 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Jordan | $10 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | $9 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Panama | $7 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | $4 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Burundi | $3 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Gabon | $3 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Serbia | $3 | 0.00% |
| 130 | N. Mariana Isds | $2 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $3.68B | 58.14% |
| 2 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $1.30B | 20.60% |
| 3 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $551.72M | 8.71% |
| 4 | 854430 | Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $124.90M | 1.97% |
| 5 | 283620 | Carbonates: disodium carbonate | $61.45M | 0.97% |
| 6 | 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $48.56M | 0.77% |
| 7 | 710221 | Diamonds: industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $41.20M | 0.65% |
| 8 | 710229 | Diamonds: industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $33.67M | 0.53% |
| 9 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $30.55M | 0.48% |
| 10 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $29.61M | 0.47% |
| 11 | 710210 | Diamonds: whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted | $27.47M | 0.43% |
| 12 | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $25.52M | 0.40% |
| 13 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $22.83M | 0.36% |
| 14 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $19.50M | 0.31% |
| 15 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $16.97M | 0.27% |
| 16 | 391723 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride | $16.03M | 0.25% |
| 17 | 630260 | Kitchen and toilet linen: of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton | $12.07M | 0.19% |
| 18 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $11.13M | 0.18% |
| 19 | 710420 | Stones: precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience | $8.39M | 0.13% |
| 20 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $7.67M | 0.12% |
| 21 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $6.76M | 0.11% |
| 22 | 300230 | Vaccines: for veterinary medicine | $6.67M | 0.11% |
| 23 | 621710 | Clothing accessories: other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted) | $5.47M | 0.09% |
| 24 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $5.40M | 0.09% |
| 25 | 681011 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone: building blocks or bricks, whether or not reinforced | $5.01M | 0.08% |
| 26 | 860791 | Railway or tramway locomotives: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607 | $4.82M | 0.08% |
| 27 | 750120 | Nickel: oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | $4.77M | 0.08% |
| 28 | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $4.53M | 0.07% |
| 29 | 120600 | Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | $4.50M | 0.07% |
| 30 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $4.17M | 0.07% |
| 31 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $3.88M | 0.06% |
| 32 | 711292 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $3.45M | 0.05% |
| 33 | 780200 | Lead: waste and scrap | $3.35M | 0.05% |
| 34 | 230210 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of maize (corn), whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $3.25M | 0.05% |
| 35 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $3.20M | 0.05% |
| 36 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $3.10M | 0.05% |
| 37 | 880220 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg | $3.09M | 0.05% |
| 38 | 071331 | Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $2.95M | 0.05% |
| 39 | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | $2.82M | 0.04% |
| 40 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.64M | 0.04% |
| 41 | 110313 | Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn) | $2.58M | 0.04% |
| 42 | 720430 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of tinned iron or steel | $2.57M | 0.04% |
| 43 | 580810 | Braids: in the piece | $2.39M | 0.04% |
| 44 | 030571 | Fish: edible offal, shark fins | $2.33M | 0.04% |
| 45 | 852849 | Monitors: cathode-ray tube, n.e.c. in subheading 8528.42, whether or not colour | $2.32M | 0.04% |
| 46 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $2.28M | 0.04% |
| 47 | 392510 | Plastics: builders' ware, reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers of a capacity exceeding 300 litres | $2.27M | 0.04% |
| 48 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $2.24M | 0.04% |
| 49 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $2.18M | 0.03% |
| 50 | 420340 | Clothing accessories: of leather or of composition leather, n.e.c. in heading no. 4203 | $2.17M | 0.03% |
| 51 | 840710 | Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $2.13M | 0.03% |
| 52 | 482020 | Paper and paperboard: exercise books | $2.09M | 0.03% |
| 53 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $2.04M | 0.03% |
| 54 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $2.00M | 0.03% |
| 55 | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $1.95M | 0.03% |
| 56 | 842920 | Graders and levellers | $1.86M | 0.03% |
| 57 | 010221 | Cattle: live, pure-bred breeding animals | $1.84M | 0.03% |
| 58 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $1.83M | 0.03% |
| 59 | 300213 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $1.76M | 0.03% |
| 60 | 392350 | Plastics: stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.74M | 0.03% |
| 61 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $1.69M | 0.03% |
| 62 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $1.67M | 0.03% |
| 63 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $1.65M | 0.03% |
| 64 | 640590 | Footwear: n.e.c. in chapter 64 | $1.65M | 0.03% |
| 65 | 852859 | Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: n.e.c. in subheading 8528.52, whether or not colour | $1.61M | 0.03% |
| 66 | 842940 | Tamping machines and road rollers: self-propelled | $1.57M | 0.02% |
| 67 | 901580 | Surveying equipment: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 9015, including hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances (excluding compasses) | $1.56M | 0.02% |
| 68 | 260400 | Nickel ores and concentrates | $1.56M | 0.02% |
| 69 | 854810 | Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators | $1.56M | 0.02% |
| 70 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $1.48M | 0.02% |
| 71 | 721499 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section | $1.40M | 0.02% |
| 72 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $1.37M | 0.02% |
| 73 | 681019 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone: tiles, flagstones and similar, (excluding building blocks and bricks) whether or not reinforced | $1.33M | 0.02% |
| 74 | 071310 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $1.30M | 0.02% |
| 75 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $1.26M | 0.02% |
| 76 | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $1.19M | 0.02% |
| 77 | 391890 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of plastics (excluding polymers of vinyl chloride), whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | $1.19M | 0.02% |
| 78 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $1.19M | 0.02% |
| 79 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $1.17M | 0.02% |
| 80 | 711299 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds | $1.15M | 0.02% |
| 81 | 330290 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $1.15M | 0.02% |
| 82 | 720429 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of alloy steel (excluding stainless) | $1.12M | 0.02% |
| 83 | 880212 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | $1.08M | 0.02% |
| 84 | 020220 | Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $1.06M | 0.02% |
| 85 | 630190 | Blankets and travelling rugs: n.e.c. in heading no. 6301 | $1.05M | 0.02% |
| 86 | 720421 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $1.01M | 0.02% |
| 87 | 611219 | Track suits: of textile materials (other than cotton or synthetic fibres), knitted or crocheted | $993,590 | 0.02% |
| 88 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $989,479 | 0.02% |
| 89 | 842919 | Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, other than track laying | $962,077 | 0.02% |
| 90 | 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $951,144 | 0.02% |
| 91 | 730830 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $940,574 | 0.01% |
| 92 | 391740 | Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) | $920,782 | 0.01% |
| 93 | 710510 | Stones: precious and semi-precious, dust and powder, of diamonds | $915,692 | 0.01% |
| 94 | 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $860,923 | 0.01% |
| 95 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $859,958 | 0.01% |
| 96 | 392190 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $848,741 | 0.01% |
| 97 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $798,962 | 0.01% |
| 98 | 392390 | Plastics: articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | $783,362 | 0.01% |
| 99 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $766,661 | 0.01% |
| 100 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $763,056 | 0.01% |