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Botswana

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Audit Oversight Bodies

Public audit-oversight bodies (POBs) and IFIAR membership by country

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IFIAR member

Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA)

PAO: Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) · 36 registered audit firms · ~150 registered auditors · IFIAR member. BAOA independent oversight body. Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) is the PAO

Professional Accountancy Organisations

Accountancy bodies (PAOs) and their IFAC membership, by country

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IFAC member

Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)

IFAC member · Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) · Founded 1996

Company Registry Portals

Where company financial statements are filed and published, by country

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PIEs only

Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)

All companies registered under Companies Act; listed companies also via BSE · Annual returns and financial statements filed with CIPA; BSE (https://www.bse.co.bw/) for listed

Accountant & Auditor Salaries

Gross annual pay of accountants and external auditors, in US dollars (2026)

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$2,500–7,500

Accountant: $4,928 a year

  • Accountant: $4,928 a year (modelled estimate)
  • External auditor: $6,793 a year (modelled estimate)
  • Average for all jobs: $6,660 a year

Modelled values use global occupational multipliers; use as directional estimates.

Gross pay in nominal US dollars (2026), not adjusted for living costs.

Country Challenges

The main challenge for accounting and audit in each country, from public evidence (2026)

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Controls & systems

Accounting systems

  • Evidence: Direct evidence — the selected source reports this issue directly
  • Scope: Public-sector accounting

IMF describes persistent government accounting system problems, including a general ledger failure and governance gaps.

Source: Structural Reforms to Support Fiscal Consolidation (institutional report or research)

GDP per Capita

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 — World Bank Open Data

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Upper-middle · $4,516–14,005

$7,778

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 · Upper-middle · $4,516–14,005

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