Tax revenue in Botswana
Central government tax revenue in Botswana was equal to 22.4% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2017.
Botswana, 2023
22.4%
Change from 2022
+2.8percentage points
World, 2023
13.9%
Tax revenue in Botswana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | – | 14.1% |
| 2004 | – | 14.5% |
| 2003 | – | 14.4% |
| 2002 | – | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8 percentage points from 19.6% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 26.7%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 13.9%.