Botswana vs France: Tax revenue
Botswana
22.4%
in 2023
France
22.8%
in 2024
Botswana rank
34th
France rank
31st
Tax revenue over time
- Botswana
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 22.8% against 22.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 34th and France ranks 31st of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 19.2% | 3.1% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 21.9% | 5.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.2% | 1.3% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 24.1% | 2.5% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Botswana or France?
- France, at 22.8% against 22.4% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Botswana and France?
- 0.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and France?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and France rank globally for tax revenue?
- Botswana ranks 34th and France ranks 31st 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.