Botswana vs South Asia: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Botswana
- South Asia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 32.6% against 14.7% in South Asia, a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.2 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.
Botswana ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 23.5% | 7.3% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 16.4% | 9.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 16.0% | 10.9% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 15.4% | 10.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Botswana or South Asia?
- Botswana, at 32.6% against 14.7% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Botswana and South Asia?
- 17.9%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Asia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Botswana ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 1st 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.