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Botswana government reference data

11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against. Currency BWP.

SeriesCurrentIn force fromOfficial sourceLast verified
Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) 5.5 percent 2026-04-30 Bank of Botswana — Press Release, Monetary Policy Committee Meets 18… 2026-09-14
VAT standard rate 14 percent 2023-04-01 Value Added Tax Act, 2026 (No. 15 of 2026), s 7(2): 'The rate of VAT… 2026-09-09
VAT registration threshold 1000000 BWP 2026-07-01 Value Added Tax Act, 2026 (No. 15 of 2026), Supplement A — Botswana… 2026-08-26
Minimum wage (general hourly rate, scheduled trades) attested 9.06 BWP/hour (general rate for the scheduled trades under S.I. No. 7 of 2024; agriculture and domestic service are fixed monthly — see notes) 2024-02-01 Botswana Daily News (Botswana Press Agency, Government of Botswana)… 2026-09-13
Public holidays (free) 28 days held 2026-01-01 Public Holidays Act (Cap 03:07), Schedule and s 2(1) — official… 2026-09-09
CPI inflation (year-on-year) 9.4 percent (YoY) 2026-07-01 Statistics Botswana CPI July 2026 PDF (released 14 August 2026)… 2026-09-11
Corporate income tax rate 24.5 percent 2026-07-01 Income Tax Act, 2026 (No. 13 of 2026), Schedule 1 Part I para 3: 'The… 2026-07-24
Withholding tax rates 3–15% across 9 withholding taxes — no single rate 2026-07-01 Income Tax Act, 2026 (Act No. 13 of 2026), Supplement A, Botswana… 2026-09-09
Prescribed rate of interest secondary 10 percent 1978-01-01 Prescribed Rate of Interest Act (Cap 11:05, Act 20 of 1978… 2026-08-10
Personal income tax brackets (resident individuals) 0–27.5% across 6 bands 2026-07-01 BURS — Tax Table and Guidance Notes (for Employee's Income)… 2026-07-24
Statutory social-insurance contributions no single figure Worker's Compensation Act, Cap. 47:03 (Laws of Botswana), Part IX… 2026-08-11

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