Botswana vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Botswana
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 22.4% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.7%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 10.1% | 17.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 9.9% | 14.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 8.3% | 13.4% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Botswana or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Botswana, at 22.4% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Botswana and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 14.7%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for tax revenue?
- Botswana ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.