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 (exports plus imports) trade with Botswana totaled an estimated $450.2 million in 2025, down 35.7 percent ($250.3 million) from 2024.
U.S. goods trade (exports plus imports) with Botswana totaled an estimated $292.2 million in 2025. U.S. goods exports to Botswana in 2025 were $63.5 million, down 39.1 percent ($40.8 million) from 2024. U.S. goods imports from Botswana totaled $228.6 million in 2025, down 43.6 percent ($176.5 million) from 2024. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Botswana was $165.1 million in 2025, a 45.1 percent decrease ($135.7 million) over 2024.
U.S. services trade (exports plus imports) with Botswana totaled an estimated $158.0 million in 2025. U.S. services exports to Botswana in 2025 were $100.0 million, unchanged from 2024. U.S. services imports from Botswana in 2025 were $58.0 million, down 36.3 percent ($33.0 million) from 2024. The U.S. services trade surplus with Botswana was $42 million in 2025, a 366.7 percent increase ($33.0 million) over 2024.
