Botswana vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Tax revenue

Botswana
22.4%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
7.7%
in 2024
Botswana rank
34th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd

Tax revenue over time

  • Botswana
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1015202530199020072024

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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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.