Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Botswana
Botswana: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 24.21 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 24.21 billion current LCU for taxes on international trade in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.9% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Botswana peaked at 24.21 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 478.61 million current LCU, in 1990.
That places Botswana 62nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 478.61 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 762.20 million current LCU | +59.3% |
| 1992 | 998.90 million current LCU | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 823.40 million current LCU | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 712.20 million current LCU | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 829.90 million current LCU | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 896.50 million current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 6.61 billion current LCU | +637.4% |
| 2007 | 7.84 billion current LCU | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 7.75 billion current LCU | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.93 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.21 billion current LCU | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 8.43 billion current LCU | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 14.22 billion current LCU | +68.8% |
| 2013 | 13.17 billion current LCU | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 15.69 billion current LCU | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 15.82 billion current LCU | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.78 billion current LCU | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 17.87 billion current LCU | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 14.79 billion current LCU | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 13.98 billion current LCU | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 16.46 billion current LCU | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 14.15 billion current LCU | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 13.85 billion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.21 billion current LCU | +74.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 24.21 billion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.56 billion current LCU, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 24.21 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.94 billion current LCU, 23% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +637.4% | 896.50 million current LCU | 6.61 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 785.96 million current LCU | 478.61 million current LCU | 998.90 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.53 billion current LCU | 6.61 billion current LCU | 7.93 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.19 billion current LCU | 6.21 billion current LCU | 17.87 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.17 billion current LCU | 13.85 billion current LCU | 24.21 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 27.51 billion current LCU compare
- 60 Equatorial Guinea 25.61 billion current LCU compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 24.50 billion current LCU compare
- 63 Egypt 21.87 billion current LCU compare
- 64 Mozambique 21.23 billion current LCU compare
- 65 Benin 18.27 billion current LCU
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Botswana?
- Taxes on international trade in Botswana was 24.21 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.21 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 478.61 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for taxes on international trade?
- Botswana ranks 62nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. 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 international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.