Botswana

Botswana Imports 2023

Complete list of Botswana's 166 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$6.64B
Total imports (2023)
#133
Global import rank
166
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Botswana imported $6.64 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #133 largest importer. Goods came from 166 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 91.3% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $1.18 billion 17.8% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source 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 import sources

166 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1South Africa$4.32B65.06%
2Namibia$503.01M7.58%
3Canada$297.45M4.48%
4China$238.46M3.59%
5India$163.48M2.46%
6Zambia$141.83M2.14%
7Armenia$114.20M1.72%
8Germany$99.71M1.50%
9Mozambique$99.33M1.50%
10USA$83.66M1.26%
11Belgium$83.63M1.26%
12Japan$57.62M0.87%
13Eswatini$36.66M0.55%
14United Arab Emirates$35.07M0.53%
15United Kingdom$32.06M0.48%
16Zimbabwe$29.92M0.45%
17Italy$23.82M0.36%
18Finland$23.59M0.36%
19Australia$18.54M0.28%
20Switzerland$17.82M0.27%
21France$17.43M0.26%
22Israel$14.31M0.22%
23Brazil$13.42M0.20%
24Netherlands$13.33M0.20%
25China, Hong Kong SAR$12.84M0.19%
26Thailand$11.46M0.17%
27Sweden$8.35M0.13%
28Poland$8.33M0.13%
29Hungary$7.48M0.11%
30Spain$7.41M0.11%
31Portugal$6.97M0.11%
32Austria$6.92M0.10%
33Czechia$6.61M0.10%
34Denmark$5.29M0.08%
35Dem. Rep. of the Congo$4.87M0.07%
36Rep. of Korea$4.75M0.07%
37Other Asia, nes$4.72M0.07%
38Ireland$4.37M0.07%
39Türkiye$4.33M0.07%
40Malaysia$4.29M0.06%
41Angola$4.10M0.06%
42Singapore$3.55M0.05%
43Slovakia$3.46M0.05%
44Mexico$3.14M0.05%
45Lithuania$3.14M0.05%
46Romania$3.04M0.05%
47Mauritius$2.94M0.04%
48Pakistan$2.79M0.04%
49Morocco$2.50M0.04%
50Tunisia$2.43M0.04%
51Slovenia$2.19M0.03%
52Indonesia$2.15M0.03%
53Lesotho$1.81M0.03%
54Cyprus$1.67M0.03%
55Estonia$1.44M0.02%
56Qatar$1.33M0.02%
57Malawi$1.02M0.02%
58FS Micronesia$1.01M0.02%
59Viet Nam$982,4260.01%
60Kenya$847,1420.01%
61Greece$453,6130.01%
62Nigeria$363,3610.01%
63Philippines$355,4960.01%
64United Rep. of Tanzania$355,4720.01%
65Malta$315,7370.00%
66Madagascar$291,0330.00%
67Oman$258,9370.00%
68Bulgaria$252,3550.00%
69Bangladesh$244,4480.00%
70Latvia$241,9560.00%
71Saudi Arabia$227,4970.00%
72Egypt$224,9740.00%
73Liberia$221,3180.00%
74Sri Lanka$207,7390.00%
75Iran$180,5450.00%
76El Salvador$175,9070.00%
77Peru$160,9100.00%
78Georgia$160,5280.00%
79Russian Federation$145,6420.00%
80Bahrain$144,7070.00%
81Senegal$141,7970.00%
82Ukraine$138,6690.00%
83Luxembourg$132,4880.00%
84Argentina$111,5920.00%
85Serbia$111,4410.00%
86New Zealand$103,7510.00%
87Costa Rica$96,0790.00%
88Uganda$85,0710.00%
89Norway$82,6100.00%
90Ethiopia$80,1990.00%
91Ghana$54,1120.00%
92Dominican Rep.$51,6220.00%
93Iceland$46,2480.00%
94Chile$44,0730.00%
95Congo$36,2830.00%
96Togo$31,2500.00%
97Bahamas$31,0230.00%
98Afghanistan$30,8480.00%
99Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$26,9680.00%
100Guatemala$22,0500.00%
101Haiti$21,5100.00%
102Cameroon$20,1570.00%
103Lebanon$19,8940.00%
104Uruguay$19,5680.00%
105Ecuador$16,0660.00%
106Myanmar$15,6740.00%
107Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$14,6800.00%
108Gabon$14,5090.00%
109Somalia$14,0060.00%
110Seychelles$13,5180.00%
111Sierra Leone$12,7110.00%
112Cambodia$10,5350.00%
113Mauritania$9,5460.00%
114Fiji$9,2380.00%
115Grenada$8,1810.00%
116Jordan$7,3590.00%
117Cuba$6,7970.00%
118Uzbekistan$5,9520.00%
119Tokelau$5,6180.00%
120Antigua and Barbuda$5,5900.00%
121Rwanda$5,4500.00%
122North Macedonia$4,8420.00%
123Belarus$4,5270.00%
124Mali$4,4420.00%
125Christmas Isds$4,3810.00%
126Croatia$4,1140.00%
127Niue$3,1180.00%
128Gambia$3,0280.00%
129Montenegro$2,9470.00%
130Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$2,7840.00%
131Nicaragua$2,3230.00%
132Barbados$2,2410.00%
133Trinidad and Tobago$2,1290.00%
134Guyana$1,8500.00%
135Lao People's Dem. Rep.$1,8150.00%
136Kuwait$1,8040.00%
137Venezuela$1,6310.00%
138Colombia$1,2920.00%
139Jamaica$1,2750.00%
140Honduras$1,0560.00%
141Niger$9340.00%
142Burundi$7020.00%
143Albania$5480.00%
144Bosnia Herzegovina$3940.00%
145Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$3890.00%
146Kyrgyzstan$3840.00%
147Comoros$2420.00%
148Maldives$1980.00%
149Turkmenistan$1910.00%
150Azerbaijan$1810.00%
151San Marino$1670.00%
152Saint Helena$1560.00%
153Montserrat$1200.00%
154Côte d'Ivoire$1050.00%
155Rep. of Moldova$1030.00%
156Burkina Faso$880.00%
157Nepal$430.00%
158Pitcairn$410.00%
159Andorra$400.00%
160Central African Rep.$360.00%
161Cabo Verde$270.00%
162Chad$270.00%
163Dominica$270.00%
164Libya$260.00%
165Nauru$230.00%
166Guinea$10.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum 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$1.18B17.81%
2710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$530.91M8.00%
3710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$289.60M4.36%
4710210Diamonds: whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted$237.25M3.57%
5271600Electrical energy$157.51M2.37%
6300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$100.72M1.52%
7870421Vehicles: 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$86.85M1.31%
8870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$66.55M1.00%
9100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$59.55M0.90%
10220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$57.17M0.86%
11100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$50.35M0.76%
12854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$49.21M0.74%
13843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$48.56M0.73%
14252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured$46.56M0.70%
15720810Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief$46.00M0.69%
16220600Beverages, fermented: (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake)$38.00M0.57%
17151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$33.27M0.50%
18870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$32.21M0.49%
19100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$31.09M0.47%
20870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$30.89M0.47%
21170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$30.67M0.46%
22330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$30.54M0.46%
23340290Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale$29.63M0.45%
24851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$29.52M0.44%
25870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$28.28M0.43%
26300390Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)$28.23M0.43%
27220300Beer: made from malt$27.93M0.42%
28847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$27.44M0.41%
29880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$25.45M0.38%
30851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$25.43M0.38%
31853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$25.04M0.38%
32210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$22.31M0.34%
33843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$21.24M0.32%
34230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$20.55M0.31%
35170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$20.44M0.31%
36851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$19.62M0.30%
37392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$19.41M0.29%
38961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$19.20M0.29%
39870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$19.13M0.29%
40842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$18.90M0.28%
41842951Front-end shovel loaders$18.37M0.28%
42310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$18.36M0.28%
43730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$18.28M0.28%
44382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$18.17M0.27%
45230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$17.65M0.27%
46271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$17.60M0.27%
47847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$17.41M0.26%
48740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$17.30M0.26%
49210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$17.21M0.26%
50310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$17.11M0.26%
51440711Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm$17.03M0.26%
52382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$16.88M0.25%
53220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009$16.35M0.25%
54401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$16.08M0.24%
55200990Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$15.18M0.23%
56841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids$14.93M0.22%
57170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$14.68M0.22%
58844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$14.60M0.22%
59870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$14.35M0.22%
60481810Paper articles: toilet paper$14.12M0.21%
61630590Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of textile materials (other than jute, cotton or man-made textile materials)$14.11M0.21%
62390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$13.99M0.21%
63854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$13.65M0.21%
64901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$13.57M0.20%
65200989Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$13.43M0.20%
66330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$13.20M0.20%
67091099Spices: n.e.c. in heading no. 0910$13.06M0.20%
68848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$13.01M0.20%
69870423Vehicles: 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$12.91M0.19%
70854720Insulating fittings: of plastics, for electrical machines, of insulating material only (except minor assembly parts), excluding those of heading no. 8546$12.62M0.19%
71870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$12.19M0.18%
72390190Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901$11.97M0.18%
73640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$11.65M0.18%
74401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$11.65M0.18%
75292419Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or phosphamidon (ISO)$11.63M0.18%
76852872Reception 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$11.50M0.17%
77690740Finishing ceramics$11.43M0.17%
78853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$11.41M0.17%
79840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$11.32M0.17%
80190490Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared$11.27M0.17%
81190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$11.10M0.17%
82853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$11.07M0.17%
83340120Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11$10.97M0.17%
84401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$10.81M0.16%
85390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$10.72M0.16%
86240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$10.44M0.16%
87210320Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces$10.34M0.16%
88040310Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa$10.21M0.15%
89252321Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured$10.19M0.15%
90732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$10.12M0.15%
91190230Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared$10.10M0.15%
92870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$10.04M0.15%
93390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$9.85M0.15%
94340111Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products)$9.72M0.15%
95843041Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430$9.41M0.14%
96190410Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products$9.24M0.14%
97200520Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen$9.20M0.14%
98160413Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)$9.14M0.14%
99190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared$9.07M0.14%
100330720Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirants$9.01M0.14%