Southern Africa
Botswana
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Botswana's #4 import source (world lens). Botswana is the EU's #108 goods supplier.
Botswana on the world stage
Total imports
$6.4bn
2023 annual
Total exports
$5.5bn
169 partners
#1 import source
South Africa
65.0%
#1 export dest.
United Arab Emirates
29.8%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Botswana and the EU
EU imports from
€989m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€151m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #108 supplier
EU trade balance
one-sided
coverage 0.15
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
103
EUR/MWh
Consumer
86
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
849
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
Single buyer (BPC)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
BERA (Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority)
Morupule B coal plant (600 MW) is chronically underperforming, forcing imports of 30-40% of supply from Eskom and Mozambique. One of the highest grid carbon intensities globally (849 gCO2e/kWh).
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
4
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
3
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Nickel, Copper, Gold
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
Dept of Water Affairs monitors; no open portal
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
23.2
→ 30.3 by 2050
Fertility
2.7
above replacement
Working-age
63.8%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
6.3
→ 11.2 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 2.52M · peaks 2088
By 2050: +37% (3.44M)