Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 22.79 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Botswana, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Botswana stood at 22.79.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 28.06 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.79, in 1982.
Botswana ranks 71st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.98 | — |
| 1981 | 24.13 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 18.79 | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 22.07 | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 23.1 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 20.09 | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 27.2 | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 26.49 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 22.23 | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 21.93 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 27.53 | +25.5% |
| 1991 | 25.76 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 28.06 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 23.91 | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 20.09 | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 22.62 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 24.33 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 25.09 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 25.86 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 26.62 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 27.92 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27.69 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.88 | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 24.05 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.04 | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 26.78 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 27.08 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.46 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 21.65 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 23.94 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 21.76 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 21.16 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 22.33 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 22.22 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.65 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 22.79 | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8 | 18.79 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.07 | 20.09 | 28.06 | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.73 | 22.62 | 27.92 | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.38 | 21.16 | 28.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.75 | 19.65 | 22.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.73 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 900.4 (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 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 35.95 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Botswana?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Botswana was 22.79 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.06 in 1992.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.79 in 1982.
- How does Botswana rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenues vs income inequality Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.