Botswana: Taxes on goods and services

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 Botswana

Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 14.54
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2024
 Average 10.78
 Min - Max 1.89 - 16.92
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2024 is 14.54 percent, an increase from 13.8 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 26.02 percent, based on data from 2 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 1990 to 2024 is 10.78 percent. The minimum value, 1.89 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 16.92 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Botswana - Taxes on goods and services - Recent values chart

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Botswana - Taxes on goods and services - historical chart - 1990-2024




Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 32.11 2024 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 6.23 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -1.00 2022 percent
 Government debt 19.60 2020 percent
 Government expenditure 22.18 Q2/2025 billion
 Tax revenue 22.49 2024 percent
 Commercial tax rate 25.10 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 120 2019 hours
 Taxes on goods and services 14.54 2024 percent
 Taxes on international trade 32.61 2024 percent
 Income and profits taxes 32.45 2024 percent
 Foreign aid 89.52 2022 million U.S. dollars
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