Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Botswana
Botswana: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 22.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Botswana, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Botswana stood at 22.8%.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Botswana peaked at 28.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1982.
Botswana ranks 71st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.0% | — |
| 1981 | 24.1% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 18.8% | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 20.1% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | +25.5% |
| 1991 | 25.8% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +16.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 22.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 22.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 18.8% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 20.1% | 28.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.6% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.2% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 19.7% | 22.8% | 4 |
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Botswana?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Botswana was 22.8% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1982.
- How does Botswana rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Botswana ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.