Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Botswana
Botswana: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 40.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 40.9% for customs and other import duties in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Botswana peaked at 47.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 4th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.7% | — |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +51.6% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +46.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 40.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 7.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 40.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 24.7% | 41.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 37.9% | 45.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 30.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 28.0% | 43.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Botswana?
- Customs and other import duties in Botswana was 40.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for customs and other import duties?
- Botswana ranks 4th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.