Botswana vs Saint Lucia: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Botswana
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 32.6% against 29.2% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Botswana ranks 4th and Saint Lucia ranks 5th of 154 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 49.3% | 23.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 32.8% | 5.8% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Botswana or Saint Lucia?
- Botswana, at 32.6% against 29.2% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Botswana and Saint Lucia?
- 3.4%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saint Lucia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Botswana and Saint Lucia rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Botswana ranks 4th and Saint Lucia ranks 5th 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.