Botswana  Minimum Wage, Labor Law, and Employment Data Sheet Botswana Minimum Wage Rate 2024

Appx. Yearly Minimum Wage
9,484 Botswana pula
Rank by Min. Wage
122 / 197
Gross National Product
$4,834.00 USD

Botswana has a government-mandated minimum wage, and no worker in Botswana can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay. Employers in Botswana who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by Botswana's government.

What is the Botswana Minimum Wage?

Botswana's Minimum Wage is the lowest amount a worker can be legally paid for his work. Most countries have a nation-wide minimum wage that all workers must be paid.

The Botswana minimum wage is 3.8 Botswana pula an hour for most full-time workers in the private sector. 2.7 Botswana pula per hour for domestic workers and 550 Botswana pula per month for workers in the agriculture sector Botswana's minimum wage was last changed in 1-Jan-2015.

Facts and statistics about Botswana

Botswana is a country located in the Southern Africa region with a population of 1,622,000 and an average life span of 39.3 years.

Local Name Botswana
Gross National Product $4,834.00
Government Type Republic
Current Leader Festus G. Mogae
Independence Year 1966
Continent & Region Africa, Southern Africa
Surface Area 581,730 square kilometers
ISO 3166 Country Code BW

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