Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Botswana
Botswana: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 5,996 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 5,996 current LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 165.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Botswana peaked at 5,996 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU per person, in 1960.
That places Botswana 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1975 | 28.46 current LCU per person | — |
| 1976 | 34.34 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 43.84 current LCU per person | +27.6% |
| 1978 | 60.35 current LCU per person | +37.7% |
| 1979 | 90.71 current LCU per person | +50.3% |
| 1980 | 118.72 current LCU per person | +30.9% |
| 1981 | 123.4 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 124.2 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 141.9 current LCU per person | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 147.65 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 137.44 current LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 158.92 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 186.63 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 215.95 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 265.61 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 364.1 current LCU per person | +37.1% |
| 1991 | 543.35 current LCU per person | +49.2% |
| 1992 | 696.8 current LCU per person | +28.2% |
| 1993 | 691.53 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 597.05 current LCU per person | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 455.45 current LCU per person | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 640.2 current LCU per person | +40.6% |
| 1997 | 771.78 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 904.95 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 1,204 current LCU per person | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 1,436 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 1,377 current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,186 current LCU per person | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 1,668 current LCU per person | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 2,550 current LCU per person | +52.9% |
| 2005 | 2,768 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1,170 current LCU per person | -57.7% |
| 2007 | 1,452 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 1,872 current LCU per person | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 2,341 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 2,489 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,363 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,282 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,115 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 2,153 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,259 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2,615 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 3,006 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 3,511 current LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 3,662 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 3,756 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,261 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 4,672 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 5,396 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 5,862 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 5,996 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5,996 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,395 current LCU per person, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5,996 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,466 current LCU per person, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 51.54 current LCU per person | 28.46 current LCU per person | 90.71 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 162.04 current LCU per person | 118.72 current LCU per person | 265.61 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 686.95 current LCU per person | 364.1 current LCU per person | 1,204 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,782 current LCU per person | 1,170 current LCU per person | 2,768 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,645 current LCU per person | 2,115 current LCU per person | 3,662 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,990 current LCU per person | 3,756 current LCU per person | 5,996 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 106 Egypt 6,247 current LCU per person compare
- 107 Curacao 6,228 current LCU per person compare
- 108 Liechtenstein 6,129 current LCU per person compare
- 110 Austria 5,964 current LCU per person compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 5,927 current LCU per person compare
- 112 Barbados 5,898 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Botswana?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Botswana was 5,996 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,996 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.