Botswana
Trade Agreements: The U.S. and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), which includes Botswana, signed a Trade, Investment, and Development Cooperative Agreement (TIDCA) in 2008. The TIDCA establishes a forum for consultative discussions, cooperative work, and possible agreements on a wide range of trade issues, with a special focus on customs and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, and trade and investment promotion.
U.S.-Botswana Trade Facts
Botswana is currently our 131st largest goods trading partner with $337 million in total (two ways) goods trade during 2011.
Exports
Botswana was the United States’ 174th largest goods export market in 2011.
U.S. goods exports to Botswana in 2011 were $44 million, down 9.7% ($5 million) from 2010, but up 39.0% from 2000.
The top export categories (2-digit HS) for 2011 were: Special Other Category (low value shipments) ($22 million), Electrical Machinery ($9 million), Machinery ($4 million), Aircraft ($3 million), and Optic and Medical Instruments ($2 million).
Imports
Botswana was the United States' 109th largest supplier of goods imports in 2011.
U.S. goods imports from Botswana totaled $293 million in 2011, a 72.8% increase ($124 million) from 2010, and up 616.2% from 2000.
The five largest import categories in 2011 were: Precious Stones (diamonds) ($275 million), Knit Apparel ($10 million), Woven Apparel ($5 million), Special Other (returns) ($3 million), and Plastic ($188 thousand).
Trade Balance
The U.S. goods trade deficit with Botswana was $250 million in 2011, a 105.8% increase ($128 million) over 2010.
Investment
U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Botswana (stock) was $28 million in 2010 (latest data available), up 16.7 percent from 2009.
There is no information on the distribution of U.S. FDI in Botswana.
There was no reported Botswana FDI in the United States (stock) in 2010.