Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Indirect taxes

Botswana
839.73 million current US$
in 2011
Zimbabwe
1.59 billion current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
10th
Zimbabwe rank
8th

Indirect taxes over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.59 billion current US$ against 839.73 million current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 747.88 million current US$.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.9 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 23 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 135.49 million current US$ 429.75 million current US$ 294.26 million current US$ Zimbabwe
1990s 370.48 million current US$ 872.49 million current US$ 502.01 million current US$ Zimbabwe
2000s 407.85 million current US$ 494.43 million current US$ 86.58 million current US$ Zimbabwe
2010s 803.48 million current US$ 1.40 billion current US$ 601.12 million current US$ Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher indirect taxes, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.59 billion current US$ against 839.73 million current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in indirect taxes between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
747.88 million current US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for indirect taxes?
Botswana ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Indirect taxes (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Indirect taxes (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 530 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments made by institutional units to government units. Indirect taxes consists of ‘taxes on products’ payable on goods and services when they are produced, delivered, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by their producers, plus ‘other taxes on production’. Data are in current U.S. dollars.