Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal in Botswana
Botswana: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal was 173.38 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Botswana, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Botswana is 173.38 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Botswana peaked at 204.89 Percentage of taxable income in 2017 and was at its lowest, 166.98 Percentage of taxable income, in 2020.
That places Botswana 3rd out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics Effective … marginal in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 204.89 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 189.31 Percentage of taxable income | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 177.5 Percentage of taxable income | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 166.98 Percentage of taxable income | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 175.43 Percentage of taxable income | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 202.67 Percentage of taxable income | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 193.26 Percentage of taxable income | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 176.1 Percentage of taxable income | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 173.38 Percentage of taxable income | -1.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 173.38 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.66 Percentage of taxable income, 5.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 173.38 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.56 Percentage of taxable income, 2.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 190.56 Percentage of taxable income | 177.5 Percentage of taxable income | 204.89 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 181.3 Percentage of taxable income | 166.98 Percentage of taxable income | 202.67 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 1 Cameroon 364.49 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.54 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 2 Viet Nam 10.24 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 2 Zambia 204.38 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 3 Türkiye -59.05 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 4 Iceland 144.03 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 5 Namibia 141.19 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 6 Bolivia 134.47 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -193.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 136.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6918 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 99.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Botswana?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Botswana was 173.38 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 204.89 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.98 Percentage of taxable income in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Botswana ranks 3rd out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.