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Botswana — Imports (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2031 · 72 observations

About this series

Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest imports reading for Botswana was 35.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 40.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −5.57 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2017–2031

PeriodValue
203141.9 % of GDP
203041 % of GDP
202939.2 % of GDP
202837.8 % of GDP
202737.5 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2017
202636.3 % of GDP
202535.4 % of GDP
202440.9 % of GDP
202336.6 % of GDP
202242.1 % of GDP
202146.8 % of GDP
202046.5 % of GDP
201946.1 % of GDP
201843.2 % of GDP
201739 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.