Taxes on exports in Botswana
Botswana: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Botswana is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.8% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Botswana peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 63rd of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +29.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -45.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -79.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +216.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -56.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +132.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +38.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +56.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -63.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +83.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -61.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More public sector data for Botswana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 1,000 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 225.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 567.82 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Botswana?
- Taxes on exports in Botswana was 0.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for taxes on exports?
- Botswana ranks 63rd out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.