Botswana vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Taxes on international trade

Botswana
32.6%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
10.3%
in 2021
Botswana rank
4th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
4th

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Botswana
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
102030199020062023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 32.6% against 10.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 22.3%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 3.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 4th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th of 154 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
2010s 27.4% 9.8% 17.6% Botswana
2020s 27.0% 10.1% 17.0% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Botswana or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Botswana, at 32.6% against 10.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Botswana and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
22.3%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Botswana ranks 4th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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Indicator
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.