Australia vs Botswana: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.8% against 14.5% in Botswana, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 135th and Botswana ranks 138th of 156 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 3.2% | 17.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 12.2% | 10.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 13.4% | 8.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 15.8% | 3.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 17.8% against 14.5% in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Australia and Botswana?
- 3.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Australia ranks 135th and Botswana ranks 138th of 156 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.