Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Botswana Pula (BWP)
- Symbol
- P — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- P123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes BWP yet
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Botswana
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 orange money
- 03 myzaka
- 04 smega
- 05 bank transfer
- 06 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-BW
- Official languages
- English, Tswana
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +267
- Mobile format
- +267 7X XXX XXX
- Digits
- 8
Botswana: common questions
What currency does Botswana use?
Botswana uses the Botswana Pula (BWP), symbol P. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as P123,456.78.
How many decimal places does BWP have?
BWP has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Botswana?
The standard VAT rate in Botswana is 14.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Botswana?
The methods that matter in Botswana, in rough order of use: card, orange money, myzaka, smega, bank transfer, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Botswana?
Botswana's country calling code is +267. Mobile numbers are formatted +267 7X XXX XXX (8 digits after the country code).
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