What is the price of beans in Botswana?

As of May 2026, beans in Botswana is US$ 0.62 per kg (8.38 BWP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Beans Prices in Botswana

US$ 0.62 / kg

8.38 BWP / kg

MoM ▼ 12.5% YoY ▼ 12.5%

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
-	Global benchmark	0.47	6.41	▲ 2.5%	▲ 14.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.62	8.38	▼ 12.5%	▼ 12.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beans price in Botswana available is US$ 0.62 per kg (8.38 BWP), down 12.5% year-on-year.

Botswana exported 2,765 tonnes of beans in 2023, valued at US$1,714,320, ranking #27 among 119 global exporters and accounting for 0.2% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, though exports declined by 69.4% year-on-year. The latest export price is US$0.62 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Botswana exported $1.7M (2.8 kt) of beans▼ 69.4% YoY. That ranks #27 worldwide (0.2% of global exports).

$1.7M

Export value

2.8 kt

Export volume

#27 / 119

World rank

0.2%

Global share

$0.62

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Morocco $340.4M · 26.8%
#2 China $251.1M · 19.8%
#3 Mexico $122.9M · 9.7%
#4 Guatemala $88.8M · 7%
#5 France $85.9M · 6.8%

Annual export data Botswana · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$1.7M	2.8 kt	$0.62
2022	$5.6M	7.9 kt	$0.71
2021	$4.6M	6.5 kt	$0.71
2020	$1.1M	1.5 kt	$0.69

HS Code

beans is traded under Harmonized System code 0708.20. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

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

In 2019 Botswana shipped 103,088 tonnes of beans. In 2019 alone, the interest in Botswana beans (pulses/legumes category) has surged, with a change of 10.137 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports increased by 107.7% earning the nation US$67.58m for the year 2019. Botswana's beans exports are categorised as:

Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)

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Botswana beans export values

In 2019, Botswana supplied beans worth 67.58m USD, an improvement of 23.03% from 2018's total beans export of 54.928m USD. The annual change in value of Botswana beans between 2017 to 2018 was 64.337%.

The yearly change in the amount of Botswana's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 107.7 percent in comparison to a variation of 10.137% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Botswana beans ( in '000$ )

Botswana's top export markets for beans are South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and DRC Congo.

Botswana brought in 61,616 tonnes of beans in 2019.

Beans Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest beans prices in other Africa countries:

Uganda$0.52/kg Kenya$1.30/kg South Africa$0.79/kg Malawi$0.98/kg Nigeria$0.39/kg Zambia$1.47/kg Zimbabwe$1.03/kg Ghana$0.77/kg Tanzania$0.61/kg Ethiopia$0.51/kg Lesotho$0.28/kg Tunisia$0.39/kg Egypt$0.45/kg Mali$0.16/kg Mozambique$1.60/kg

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