Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Botswana
Botswana: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 32.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 32.6% for taxes on international trade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Botswana peaked at 34.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1996.
That places Botswana 4th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.9% | — |
| 1991 | 18.9% | +46.3% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +97.0% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +55.7% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +54.4% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -38.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +74.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 32.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 7.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 32.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 12.3% | 21.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 24.2% | 27.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 19.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 18.7% | 33.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Botswana?
- Taxes on international trade in Botswana was 32.6% 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 34.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for taxes on international trade?
- Botswana ranks 4th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.