Global rank
#57
Botswana • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free45 · 23%
Visa on arrival20 · 10%
eTA7 · 4%
Visa required127 · 64%
World reach
36%
About the Botswana passport
Ranked #57 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Botswana passport offers more travel freedom than 72% of passports worldwide. Like many countries, Botswana extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Botswana is 25%, with capital gains taxed at 25%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Where Botswana passport holders can travel
AngolaAntigua and BarbudaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBrazilBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCayman IslandsComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHong KongIranIsraelJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLaosLesothoMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaSurinameTanzaniaTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUgandaVanuatuZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBelarusBelgiumBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDR CongoEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaFinlandFranceGabonGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuineaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandItalyJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestineParaguayPeruPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTogoTongaTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemen