African Tax Observatory · Country brief · BotswanaData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/BWA

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Botswana

Collected 13.1% of GDP in tax in 2024, 24 of 38 reporting members.

13.1%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

−0.1

Points since 2011

0.95

Tax buoyancy

over 15 years

$2,713

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Botswana against the continent

Measure

BotswanaSouthern Africa medianATAF median and middle half

The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Southern Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.

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Year	Botswana	Southern Africa median	ATAF median	ATAF 25th percentile	ATAF 75th percentile	Members reporting
2010		15.60	14.34	10.67	16.43	26
2011	13.12	15.19	14.84	10.99	16.62	33
2012	14.36	16.25	15.07	11.45	16.75	33
2013	12.83	15.43	13.83	11.23	16.89	32
2014	13.35	15.31	14.26	11.87	17.13	32
2015	15.08	15.87	15.08	12.33	18.55	33
2016	11.58	14.57	14.38	12.40	17.43	33
2017	13.62	15.89	14.75	11.50	16.95	35
2018	12.98	16.83	14.18	10.86	16.10	36
2019	12.45	17.80	13.57	11.51	17.23	38
2020	13.32	16.20	13.27	10.85	16.07	38
2021	12.99	15.74	12.72	10.44	16.06	40
2022	15.36	18.21	14.18	11.34	18.16	39
2023	13.80	20.06	14.43	11.30	18.82	37
2024	13.06	18.92	14.30	12.17	18.05	38
2025	12.66	19.51	13.74	12.18	20.53	34

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

The line joins Botswana (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Southern Africa median. All three are for 2024.

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Measure	Botswana	Southern Africa median	ATAF median
Tax-to-GDP	13.06	18.92	14.30
Domestic taxes	10.13	13.03	9.01
Customs taxes	2.93	4.70	4.87
Non-tax revenue	0.01	2.88	2.59
VAT	5.35	7.29	5.20
PIT	3.87	4.12	2.04
CIT	3.53	3.28	2.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Botswana's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyExcise on importsOther customs taxesWithholding tax

Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.

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Year	Tax head	Revenue (PPP $)	% of GDP
2011	Domestic VAT	740514418	2.52
2011	Personal income tax	806360953	2.75
2011	Corporate income tax	1712618771	5.84
2011	Other domestic taxes	636951	0.00
2011	VAT on imports	998247694	3.40
2011	Import duty	57971823	0.20
2012	Domestic VAT	764131403	2.71
2012	Personal income tax	881214670	3.12
2012	Corporate income tax	1970159552	6.98
2012	Other domestic taxes	1471802	0.01
2012	VAT on imports	1125392000	3.99
2012	Import duty	31096146	0.11
2013	Domestic VAT	808666483	2.68
2013	Personal income tax	838485537	2.78
2013	Corporate income tax	1636771295	5.43
2013	Other domestic taxes	541169	0.00
2013	VAT on imports	1050688656	3.49
2013	Import duty	72765026	0.24
2014	Domestic VAT	855725356	2.57
2014	Personal income tax	1006916459	3.03
2014	Corporate income tax	2214116878	6.66
2014	Other domestic taxes	474103	0.00
2014	VAT on imports	1004873099	3.02
2014	Import duty	41666967	0.13
2015	Domestic VAT	912711444	2.77
2015	Personal income tax	1106872099	3.37
2015	Corporate income tax	2478367775	7.53
2015	Other domestic taxes	137383	0.00
2015	VAT on imports	999171076	3.04
2015	Import duty	41512614	0.13
2016	Domestic VAT	890050544	2.39
2016	Personal income tax	1220868974	3.27
2016	Corporate income tax	1799773147	4.83
2016	Other domestic taxes	2755147	0.01
2016	VAT on imports	966795817	2.59
2016	Import duty	51010039	0.14
2017	Domestic VAT	860323079	2.26
2017	Personal income tax	1401332882	3.68
2017	Corporate income tax	2336784881	6.14
2017	Other domestic taxes	1578842	0.00
2017	VAT on imports	921694063	2.42
2017	Import duty	37048015	0.10
2017	Excise on imports	43494864	0.11
2017	Other customs taxes	7648802	0.02
2018	Domestic VAT	958540283	2.43
2018	Personal income tax	1480867682	3.76
2018	Corporate income tax	2073941889	5.27
2018	VAT on imports	958540283	2.43
2018	Import duty	70919836	0.18
2018	Excise on imports	66172033	0.17
2018	Other customs taxes	6811376	0.02
2019	Domestic VAT	979683744	2.31
2019	Personal income tax	1528405992	3.61
2019	Corporate income tax	2144331477	5.06
2019	Other domestic taxes	2472837	0.01
2019	VAT on imports	1020296480	2.41
2019	Import duty	73281002	0.17
2019	Excise on imports	62444807	0.15
2019	Other customs taxes	6145400	0.01
2020	Domestic VAT	1015736041	2.41
2020	Personal income tax	1899204796	4.51
2020	Corporate income tax	2155615358	5.12
2020	Other domestic taxes	788663	0.00
2020	VAT on imports	1130590907	2.68
2021	Domestic VAT	801838995	2.28
2021	Personal income tax	1528587874	4.34
2021	Corporate income tax	1064347585	3.02
2021	Withholding tax	503056271	1.43
2021	Other domestic taxes	7741348	0.02
2021	VAT on imports	986849659	2.80
2021	Import duty	70402763	0.20
2021	Excise on imports	39322000	0.11
2021	Other customs taxes	4848814	0.01
2022	Domestic VAT	1032063909	2.47
2022	Personal income tax	1494583239	3.58
2022	Corporate income tax	1932517994	4.63
2022	Withholding tax	806785500	1.93
2022	Other domestic taxes	16196285	0.04
2022	VAT on imports	1234733915	2.96
2022	Import duty	62387067	0.15
2022	Excise on imports	66903706	0.16
2022	Other customs taxes	306277927	0.73
2023	Domestic VAT	1204153400	2.32
2023	Personal income tax	1790928600	3.45
2023	Corporate income tax	2532491400	4.88
2023	Withholding tax	1019251000	1.96
2023	Other domestic taxes	19351400	0.04
2023	VAT on imports	1259765400	2.43
2023	Import duty	94679910	0.18
2023	Excise on imports	96643901	0.19
2023	Other customs taxes	1040038	0.00
2024	Domestic VAT	1338867000	2.56
2024	Personal income tax	2027785400	3.87
2024	Corporate income tax	1850363400	3.53
2024	Withholding tax	860406000	1.64
2024	Other domestic taxes	20274800	0.04
2024	VAT on imports	1461856200	2.79
2024	Import duty	67030264	0.13
2024	Other customs taxes	4821133	0.01
2025	Domestic VAT	1487400881	2.88
2025	Personal income tax	2178715194	4.22
2025	Corporate income tax	1951876552	3.78
2025	VAT on imports	1854210396	3.59

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $6.8bn.

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Tax head	Revenue (PPP $)	Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT	1338867000	0.20
Personal income tax	2027785400	0.30
Corporate income tax	1850363400	0.27
Withholding tax	860406000	0.13
Other domestic taxes	20274800	0.00
VAT on imports	1461856200	0.21
Import duty	67030264	0.01
Other customs taxes	4821133	0.00

Every published number

Botswana in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Botswana: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Nominal GDP (PPP)	$26.2bn	$29.3bn	$28.2bn	$30.1bn	$33.3bn	$32.9bn	$37.3bn	$38.0bn	$39.4bn	$42.4bn	$42.1bn	$35.2bn	$41.7bn	$51.9bn	$52.4bn	$51.6bn
Real GDP	68,170.1m	72,293.3m	75,514.8m	82,960.5m	85,619.4m	85,401.1m	89,797.5m	92,397.9m	93,411.7m	98,308.4m	100,105.7m	168,116.0m	190,788.9m	200,613.9m	201,629.9m	198,549.4m
Final Consumption (PPP)			$19.8bn	$21.4bn	$22.8bn	$23.9bn	$24.4bn	$25.8bn	$26.6bn	$28.7bn		$29.3bn	$30.3bn	$27.5bn	$38.8bn	$40.1bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)		$3.8bn	$4.1bn	$3.9bn	$4.4bn	$5.0bn	$4.3bn	$5.2bn	$5.1bn	$5.3bn	$5.6bn	$4.6bn	$6.4bn	$7.2bn	$6.8bn	$6.5bn
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers	184k	223k	366k	404k	437k	466k	355k							516k	536k
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)		$562.8m	$947.1m	$750.4m	$1.0bn	$111.3m	$766.4m	$2.8bn				$47.8m			$4.9m
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)		$2.8bn	$2.9bn	$2.7bn	$3.4bn	$3.9bn	$3.3bn	$4.2bn	$4.0bn	$4.1bn	$4.5bn	$3.5bn	$4.7bn	$5.7bn	$5.3bn	$4.7bn
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)		$1.1bn	$1.2bn	$1.1bn	$1.0bn	$1.0bn	$1.0bn	$1.0bn	$1.1bn	$1.2bn	$1.1bn	$1.1bn	$1.7bn	$1.5bn	$1.5bn	$1.9bn
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)					$1.4bn	$1.7bn		$1.5bn				$679.4m
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)		$740.5m	$764.1m	$808.7m	$855.7m	$912.7m	$890.1m	$860.3m	$958.5m	$979.7m	$1.0bn	$801.8m	$1.0bn	$1.2bn	$1.3bn	$1.5bn
VAT Refunded (PPP)		$466.9m	$720.7m	$541.5m	$684.0m	$578.4m	$614.3m	$478.1m	$502.0m	$541.3m	$591.7m	$430.4m	$539.9m	$858.5m	$791.5m	$933.1m
PIT Revenues (PPP)		$806.4m	$881.2m	$838.5m	$1.0bn	$1.1bn	$1.2bn	$1.4bn	$1.5bn	$1.5bn	$1.9bn	$1.5bn	$1.5bn	$1.8bn	$2.0bn	$2.2bn
CIT Revenues (PPP)		$1.7bn	$2.0bn	$1.6bn	$2.2bn	$2.5bn	$1.8bn	$2.3bn	$2.1bn	$2.1bn	$2.2bn	$1.1bn	$1.9bn	$2.5bn	$1.9bn	$2.0bn
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)												$503.1m	$806.8m	$1.0bn	$860.4m
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)		$637.0k	$1.5m	$541.2k	$474.1k	$137.4k	$2.8m	$1.6m		$2.5m	$788.7k	$7.7m	$16.2m	$19.4m	$20.3m
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)		$998.2m	$1.1bn	$1.1bn	$1.0bn	$999.2m	$966.8m	$921.7m	$958.5m	$1.0bn	$1.1bn	$986.8m	$1.2bn	$1.3bn	$1.5bn	$1.9bn
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)		$58.0m	$31.1m	$72.8m	$41.7m	$41.5m	$51.0m	$37.0m	$70.9m	$73.3m		$70.4m	$62.4m	$94.7m	$67.0m
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)								$43.5m	$66.2m	$62.4m		$39.3m	$66.9m	$96.6m
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)								$7.6m	$6.8m	$6.1m		$4.8m	$306.3m	$1.0m	$4.8m

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

Data-quality checks

What the automatic checks found

These are rule-based checks, run on every pull. A flag says the numbers deserve a second look, not that they are wrong; the methods page explains each rule.

Year	Check	Detail
2011	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 13.1% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 24.0%.
2012	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 14.4% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 28.0%.
2013	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 12.8% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 26.7%.
2014	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 13.4% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 27.1%.
2015	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 15.1% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 26.3%.
2016	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 11.6% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 21.6%.
2017	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 13.6% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 23.9%.
2018	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 13.0% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 21.7%.
2019	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 12.5% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 21.1%.
2020	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 13.3% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 22.3%.
2021	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 13.0% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 22.2%.
2023	Disagrees with the World Bank	ATAF gives 13.8% of GDP; the World Bank's central-government series gives 22.4%.

Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Botswana. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/BWA Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

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Botswana, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Botswana. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/BWA

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