What is the price of sugar in Botswana?

As of May 2026, sugar in Botswana is US$ 0.79 per kg (10.69 BWP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much sugar did Botswana export in 2023?

Botswana exported 140 tonnes of sugar in 2023.

What is Botswana's world rank in sugar exports?

Botswana ranked #108 out of 134 exporters.

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Sugar Prices in Botswana

US$ 0.79 / kg

10.69 BWP / kg

MoM ▲ 43.6% YoY ▲ 43.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (BWP)	MoM	YoY	Source
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	5.14	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	10.68	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	4.59	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.79	10.69	▲ 43.6%	▲ 43.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sugar price in Botswana available is US$ 0.79 per kg (10.69 BWP), up 43.6% year-on-year.

In 2023, Botswana exported 140 tonnes of sugar valued at US$110,651, ranking #108 out of 134 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country's sugar exports declined by 71.0% year-on-year. Botswana is a net exporter of sugar. The latest export unit value is US$0.7907 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sugar in Botswana

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Botswana exported $110.7K (139.9 t) of sugar▼ 71% YoY. That ranks #108 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$110.7K

Export value

139.9 t

Export volume

#108 / 134

World rank

Global share

$0.79

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Botswana · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$110.7K	139.9 t	$0.79
2022	$381.3K	692.4 t	$0.55
2021	$96K	184.5 t	$0.52
2020	$57.4K	138.4 t	$0.41

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Botswana sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Botswana sold 18,080 tonnes of sugar. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Botswana sugar (processed category) has gone up, with a change of 1155.556 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports went up by 89.6% earning the country US$11.15m for the year 2019. Botswana's sugar exports are categorised as:

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)
Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69Â° to 93Â°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)

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Botswana sugar export values

In 2019, Botswana shipped sugar worth 11.15m USD, a surge of 1,520.64% from 2018's total sugar export of 0.688m USD. The yearly growth in value of Botswana sugar between 2017 to 2018 was -89.737 percent.

The annual change in the amount of Botswana's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 89.6% when compared to a variation of 1155.556% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Botswana sugar ( in '000$ )

Botswana's best performing export markets for sugar are DRC Congo, China, Swaziland (Eswatini), South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Botswana brought in 1,743,440 tonnes of sugar in 2019.

Sugar Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$0.38/kg Kenya$0.97/kg Uganda$0.67/kg Malawi$0.38/kg Tanzania$0.50/kg Zimbabwe$0.53/kg Ghana$0.44/kg South Africa$0.68/kg Djibouti$0.66/kg Zambia$0.91/kg Nigeria$2.72/kg Egypt$0.61/kg Mozambique$0.94/kg Mauritius$0.81/kg DRC Congo$0.38/kg

Other Processed Prices in Botswana

Latest prices for other processed in Botswana:

Table Salt$0.07/kg Whisky$3.73/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.53/kg Beer$0.95/kg Palm Oil$1.51/kg Agave syrup$3.12/kg Kelp$4.45/kg Natural Honey$4.45/kg Pineapple Juice$0.44/kg Milk & Cream$2.16/kg Butter$3.28/kg Coffee$7.32/kg Copra$8.73/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$1.87/kg Essential Oils$24.30/kg

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