AGOA Status
Botswana is eligible for AGOA this year. It also qualifies for textile and apparel benefits.
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.
Botswana Trade Summary
U.S. goods and services trade with Botswana totaled an estimated $733.4 million in 2024, down 6.3 percent ($49.3 million) from 2023.
U.S. total goods trade (exports plus imports) with Botswana was an estimated $509.4 million in 2024. U.S. goods exports to Botswana in 2024 were $104.3 million, up 52.6 percent ($36.0 million) from 2023. U.S. goods imports from Botswana in 2024 totaled $405.1 million, down 17.4 percent ($85.3 million) from 2023. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Botswana was $300.8 million in 2024, a 28.7 percent decrease ($121.3 million) over 2023.
U.S. total services trade (exports plus imports) with Botswana totaled an estimated $224 million in 2024. U.S. services exports to Botswana in 2024 were $100 million, up 19.0 percent (16 million) from 2023. U.S. services imports from Botswana in 2024 were $124 million, down 11.4 percent ($16 million) from 2023. The U.S. services trade deficit with Botswana was $24 million in 2024, a 57.1 percent decrease ($32 million) over 2023.
