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Who buys Botswana’s diamonds? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Botswana exported $2.7 billion of diamonds (4 tonnes), 3.7% of the world total. Its main destinations were India (42%), Belgium (26%) and the United States (15%). Botswana was the world’s 9th-largest exporter of diamonds.

Summary

Value
$2.7billion
Tonnes
4tonnes
Share of world total
3.7%
World rank
9th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
India1.2Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $994,093,03142.4%Air
Belgium re-exports0.72Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $645,801,08426.5%Air
United States0.41Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $5,888,116,55715.1%Air
Israel0.15Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $978,480,3925.5%Air
South Africa0.08Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $6,057,722,1542.9%Land
Hong Kong re-exports0.07Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,848,939,2922.5%Air
France0.05Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $39,073,6821.8%Air
United Kingdom0.03Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $535,491,4170.94%Air
Singapore re-exports0.02Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $706,389,4330.78%Air
Switzerland0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.35%Sea
Cambodia0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $9,095,347,0000.34%Air
Japan0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $774,660,5000.32%Air
China0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.19%Sea
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,059,554,0000.16%Sea
Armenia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.1%Sea
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.09%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $827,466,0000.03%Air
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.03%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $41,882,1880.02%Air
Ukraine< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.02%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

India has been its main destination since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • India 1.2
  • Belgium 0.72
  • United States 0.41
  • Israel 0.15
  • South Africa 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India01.2
Belgium00.72
United States00.41
Israel00.15
South Africa00.08

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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