Botswana vs Maldives: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Botswana
- Maldives
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.79 billion current LCU against 9.14 billion current LCU in Maldives, a difference of 1.65 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Botswana ranks 115th and Maldives ranks 118th of 157 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 163.57 million current LCU | 157.93 million current LCU | 5.64 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.56 billion current LCU | 601.27 million current LCU | 2.96 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.74 billion current LCU | 5.96 billion current LCU | 776.85 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2020s | 9.90 billion current LCU | 7.07 billion current LCU | 2.84 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Botswana or Maldives?
- Botswana, at 10.79 billion current LCU against 9.14 billion current LCU in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Botswana and Maldives?
- 1.65 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Maldives?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Maldives rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Botswana ranks 115th and Maldives ranks 118th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.