Botswana is committed to sound fiscal policy, economic freedom and has a steady and dramatic growth rate.
We have the highest sovereign credit rating in Afrca by Standards and Poor global ratings (2021)
We are named the 3rd freest economy in Africa by Heritage Foundation (2022)
Botswana is committed to continued growth
We are consistently investing in new and improved core infrastructure such as power plants, fibre-optic networks, roads, railways and international banking institutions
We are establishing ourselves as a centre for Innovation and Research and Development (R&D) via the Botswana Innovation Hub.
Botswana opens the door to a massive market through FTAS
We provide investors with preferential access to the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) entire marketplace – over 393 million people
Botswana provides duty-free access to South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and eSwatini
Botswana provides duty-free and quota-free access to the European Union (EU) market.
The Government wants to make your investment work for you
We have no foreign exchange controls or restrictions on business ownership
Taxes are very low
15% for manufacturing and International Finance Service Centre (IFSC) companies,
22% for other businesses and 25% for individuals
We allow remittance and full repatriation of profits and dividends
