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About

Hong Kong-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $28.6M to Botswana. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Botswana were Diamonds ($8.58M), Broadcasting Equipment ($5.23M), and Telephones ($5.16M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 2.06%, from $25.9M in 2017 to $28.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong did not export any services to Botswana.

Botswana-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $549M to Hong Kong. The main products that Botswana exported to Hong Kong were Diamonds ($549M), Waxes ($42.6k), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($6.01k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%,  from $268M in 2017 to $549M in 2022.

In 2022, Botswana did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Comparison: In 2022,  Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B). That same year, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Hong Kong exported $28.6M to Botswana. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Botswana were Diamonds ($8.58M), Broadcasting Equipment ($5.23M), and Telephones ($5.16M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Botswana have increased at an annualized rate of 2.06%, from $25.9M in 2017 to $28.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $549M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Botswana to Hong Kong were Diamonds ($549M), Waxes ($42.6k), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($6.01k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $268M in 2022 to $549M in 2017.

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to Botswana (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Botswana (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong (Flag) and Botswana (Flag)

Hong Kong Exports

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Botswana
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$2.31B

This map shows whether countries import more from Hong Kong or Botswana. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Hong Kong and Botswana or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Botswana included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Hong Kong included Belgium ($1.55B), South Africa ($836M), and Namibia ($111M).

Difference in imports from Botswana (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Botswana

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Hong Kong and Botswana by product, considering products traded by both, Hong Kong and Botswana.

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Machines ($15.8M), Precious Metals ($8.59M), and Textiles ($1.37M).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Precious Metals ($549M), Chemical Products ($42.6k), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($6.01k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Hong Kong Botswana+$5.73MDiamonds
Top Product Potential Botswana Hong Kong+$1.76MDiamonds

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Hong Kong and Botswana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Hong Kong indicates it has a comparative advantage over Botswana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Botswana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Hong Kong.

Product Space of Hong Kong (Flag) and Botswana (Flag) (2022)

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