Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Botswana

Botswana: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 89.03 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
89.03
in 2017
All-time low
84.08
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Botswana, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 85.92006: 85.92007: 85.92008: 85.92009: 85.92010: 84.12011: 84.12012: 84.12013: 84.12014: 84.12015: 84.12016: 84.12017: 892018: 892019: 89

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Botswana stood at 89.03. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Botswana peaked at 89.03 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.08, in 2010.

Botswana ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Botswana, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.94 —
2006 85.94 +0.0%
2007 85.94 +0.0%
2008 85.94 +0.0%
2009 85.94 +0.0%
2010 84.08 -2.2%
2011 84.08 +0.0%
2012 84.08 +0.0%
2013 84.08 +0.0%
2014 84.08 +0.0%
2015 84.08 +0.0%
2016 84.08 +0.0%
2017 89.03 +5.9%
2018 89.03 +0.0%
2019 89.03 +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 89.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 89.03 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.94 85.94 85.94 5
2010s 85.56 84.08 89.03 10

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 30 Netherlands 89.18 compare
  2. 30 North Macedonia 89.18 compare
  3. 32 Cyprus 89.1 compare
  4. 33 Vanuatu 89.03 compare
  5. 35 Eswatini 88.72 compare
  6. 35 Sweden 88.72 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Botswana?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Botswana was 89.03 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 89.03 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 84.08 in 2010.
How does Botswana rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Botswana ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.