Relationship dossier
Botswana
Japan
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties shaped by Japanese development assistance and a bilateral investment agreement
Botswana toward Japan
+30Botswana has participated in Japan-led African cooperation initiatives, including the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, and entered into a bilateral investment agreement with Japan.
Japan toward Botswana
+35Japan has provided development assistance and technical cooperation to Botswana and entered into a bilateral investment agreement with Botswana.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative institutional foundation in Japanese development assistance and a bilateral investment agreement, alongside engagement through Japan-led African cooperation initiatives. These features support a positive assessment, while the breadth and implementation of specific programs are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Botswana and Japan maintain cooperative ties that include Japan’s development assistance to Botswana and a bilateral investment agreement. Botswana has also engaged in Japan-led initiatives with African countries, including the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. The relationship is cooperative, although the scope and continuity of specific programs are not fully clear.
Key developments
Botswana and Japan signed a bilateral investment agreement.
Botswana participated in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, a Japan-led initiative for cooperation with African countries.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of Japanese development cooperation in Botswana are unclear.
- The extent of trade and investment generated by the bilateral investment agreement is unclear.