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Botswana: External balance on goods and services (current LCU)
-14.74Bcurrent LCU · 2025-60.0% since 2015
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Annual figures for Botswana from 1960 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (current LCU) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -14,738,081,500 | |
| 2024 | -40,000,967,400 | |
| 2023 | -11,400,337,800 | |
| 2022 | 2,233,299,600 | |
| 2021 | -15,591,316,600 | |
| 2020 | -30,546,596,600 | |
| 2019 | -16,042,452,100 | |
| 2018 | 1,739,310,600 | |
| 2017 | 6,526,109,900 | |
| 2016 | 14,399,779,400 | |
| 2015 | -9,208,712,800 | |
| 2014 | 4,260,796,400 | |
| 2013 | -3,624,199,100 | |
| 2012 | -16,624,676,200 | |
| 2011 | -10,837,955,400 | |
| 2010 | -8,886,065,900 | |
| 2009 | -12,172,782,600 | |
| 2008 | -3,746,708,600 | |
| 2007 | 9,382,460,400 | |
| 2006 | 9,802,016,700 | |
| 2005 | 8,801,300,000 | |
| 2004 | 3,459,500,000 | |
| 2003 | 4,394,741,300 | |
| 2002 | 4,294,800,000 | |
| 2001 | 3,139,300,000 | |
| 2000 | 3,466,600,000 | |
| 1999 | 2,907,800,000 | |
| 1998 | -660,500,000 | |
| 1997 | 2,411,400,000 | |
| 1996 | 2,691,400,000 | |
| 1995 | 928,200,000 | |
| 1994 | 853,500,000 | |
| 1993 | 804,750,000 | |
| 1992 | 578,050,000 | |
| 1991 | 518,150,000 | |
| 1990 | 371,200,000 | |
| 1989 | 813,250,000 | |
| 1988 | 1,285,950,000 | |
| 1987 | 880,550,000 | |
| 1986 | 502,500,000 | |
| 1985 | 319,400,000 | |
| 1984 | 45,900,000 | |
| 1983 | -6,200,000 | |
| 1982 | -153,750,000 | |
| 1981 | -196,100,000 | |
| 1980 | -110,350,000 | |
| 1979 | -74,350,000 | |
| 1978 | -80,500,000 | |
| 1977 | -70,000,000 | |
| 1976 | -51,550,000 | |
| 1975 | -53,050,000 | |
| 1974 | -49,600,000 | |
| 1973 | -39,200,000 | |
| 1972 | -29,450,000 | |
| 1971 | -25,800,000 | |
| 1970 | -25,000,000 | |
| 1969 | -16,550,000 | |
| 1968 | -18,950,000 | |
| 1967 | -11,000,000 | |
| 1966 | -8,000,000 | |
| 1965 | -6,200,000 | |
| 1964 | -5,900,000 | |
| 1963 | -5,000,000 | |
| 1962 | -4,300,000 | |
| 1961 | -3,600,000 | |
| 1960 | -2,900,000 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by OECD, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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