Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana
Botswana: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana is 32.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana peaked at 37.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1996.
Botswana ranks 40th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.6% | — |
| 1991 | 29.6% | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 28.4% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +48.9% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -4.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 32.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 32.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.5%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 16.9% | 37.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 22.2% | 26.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 27.2% | 34.0% | 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 income, profits and capital gains in Botswana?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana was 32.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Botswana ranks 40th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.