Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Botswana
Botswana: Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) was 9.49 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate in Botswana, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 9.49 % change on previous year for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 147.6% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Botswana peaked at 56.96 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -52.54 % change on previous year, in 2013.
Botswana ranks 47th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | 25.82 % change on previous year | +105.5% |
| 2012 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 2013 | -52.54 % change on previous year | -734.6% |
| 2014 | 56.96 % change on previous year | -208.4% |
| 2015 | -0.931 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2016 | -2.39 % change on previous year | +157.0% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 28.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | -15.46 % change on previous year | -153.5% |
| 2021 | 6 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
| 2022 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2023 | -19.95 % change on previous year | -443.7% |
| 2024 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 9.49 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 % change on previous year, 78.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 9.49 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -10.5 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.66 % change on previous year | -52.54 % change on previous year | 56.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.82 % change on previous year | -19.95 % change on previous year | 9.49 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 44 Romania 12.3 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Namibia 11.74 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 10 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Morocco 8.77 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Republic of Korea 8.6 % change on previous year compare
- 50 North Macedonia 8.57 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Botswana?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Botswana was 9.49 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.96 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.54 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.