Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Botswana
Botswana: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.6382 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Botswana is 0.6382, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Botswana peaked at 0.6981 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6135, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 8th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6135 | — |
| 1993 | 0.6981 | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6654 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6698 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6382 | -4.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.6382 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.6382 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5654, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6135 | 0.6135 | 0.6135 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6981 | 0.6981 | 0.6981 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6676 | 0.6654 | 0.6698 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6382 | 0.6382 | 0.6382 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 900.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Botswana?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Botswana was 0.6382 in 2015, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6981 in 1993.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6135 in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Botswana ranks 8th out of 109 countries with data for 2015.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.