Bahamas vs Botswana: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Bahamas
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 32.6% against 23.6% in Bahamas, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 7th and Botswana ranks 4th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 16.2% | 43.7% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 25.9% | 23.4% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.9% | 2.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 26.3% | 6.7% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bahamas or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 32.6% against 23.6% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bahamas and Botswana?
- 9.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Botswana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Botswana rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Bahamas ranks 7th and Botswana ranks 4th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.