Tax revenue fell 1.38% to BWP 35.6 bil in Botswana in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, tax revenue in Botswana reached an all time high of BWP 37.6 bil in 2014 and an all time low of BWP 1.94 bil in 1990. When compared to Botswana's main peers, tax revenue in Namibia amounted to NAD 47.5 bil, ZAR 1,182 bil in South Africa, ZMW 28.9 bil in Zambia and ZWD 3.24 bil in Zimbabwe in 2016.
Botswana has been ranked 85th within the group of 112 countries we follow in terms of tax revenue, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Tax Revenue (Local Currency) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Angola | AOA bil | 1,940 | 1,535 | 1,611 | 1,869 | 2,472 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Botswana | BWP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37.6 | 36.1 | 35.6 | 39.9 | 37.8 | ||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Lesotho | LSL bil | 9.62 | 10.2 | 9.11 | 10.1 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | MZN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 135 | 130 | 153 | 186 | 192 | ||||||
Namibia | NAD bil | 46.7 | 48.8 | 47.5 | 54.4 | 52.8 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | ZAR bil | 1,010 | 1,107 | 1,182 | 1,258 | 1,335 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | SZL bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Tanzania | TNS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,387 | 9,900 | 12,343 | 14,055 | 15,092 | ... | ... | |||||
Zambia | ZMW bil | ... | 26.3 | 26.4 | 28.9 | 37.4 | 45.6 | |||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.53 | 3.18 | 3.50 | 5.02 | ... | ... |