Botswana
Overall Score, 2020
4.13
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
Botswana scores above the average score of countries in its region, income group, and the global average, but below top performing countries. Some improvements can be made to its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2020
Botswana scores well in the cigarette price, affordability change, and tax structure components, but would benefit from increasing the tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
Botswana's overall scores increased from 2014 to 2020, largely due to an increase In the price of cigarettes and a significant reduction in the affordability of cigarettes over time.
