Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Botswana
Botswana: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2012
All-time low
9.1%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Botswana, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Botswana stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Botswana peaked at 10.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2008.
That places Botswana 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.1% | — |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Botswana?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Botswana was 10.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Botswana ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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