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Botswana: Imports (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1960–2025 · 66 observations · forecasts to 2031 · imports_GDP

2025
35.6%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−5.4 pointsfrom 40.9%
Average, 2016–2025
42.3%10 years
Record high and low
74.7% (1982)low 34.8% (2006)

Imports (% of GDP)

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30%40%50%60%70%80%19601970198019902000201020202030BotswanaBotswana
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203142.1Forecast
203041.2Forecast
202939.4Forecast
202838.0Forecast
202737.8Forecast
202636.5Forecast
202535.6
202440.9
202336.6
202242.1
202146.8
202046.5
201946.1
201843.2
201739.0
201645.9

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Botswana documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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