We’ve compared 6 companies, and found Wise to be the cheapest, while Xe is the fastest.
Sending £6,000 gets you P112,614.22 with Wise at 19.0616 BWP per GBP, about 1.56% more than the next best option.
| 6 of 6 providers Last updated on 10 November 2026 | |||
| Based on 6,000 GBP transfer Best companies for GBP/BWP transfers | |||
| Promoted  Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £92.09 1 GBP = 19.0616 BWP -3.31% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 112,614.22 Next day | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositNext dayAvailable via:SWIFT £92.091 GBP = 19.0616 BWP P 112,614.22You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Promoted  Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP -0.19% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,856.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP P 110,856.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
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| Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £92.09 1 GBP = 19.0616 BWP -3.31% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 112,614.22 Next day | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositNext dayAvailable via:SWIFT £92.091 GBP = 19.0616 BWP P 112,614.22You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Debit card | Fee £110.66 1 GBP = 19.0616 BWP -3.31% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 112,260.24 Next day | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Wise when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositNext dayAvailable via:SWIFT £110.661 GBP = 19.0616 BWP P 112,260.24You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP -0.19% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,856.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP P 110,856.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP -0.19% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,856.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Xe when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP P 110,856.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP -0.19% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,856.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Xe when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 18.4761 BWP P 110,856.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Exclusive: Special Rate for 1st Transfer  Key Currency Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.3946 BWP +0.25% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,367.88 Minutes - 3 days | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Key Currency when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 3 days Free1 GBP = 18.3946 BWP P 110,367.88You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Exclusive: First Transfer Deal  Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.3910 BWP +0.27% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,345.75 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 18.3910 BWP P 110,345.75You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 TorFx Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.3854 BWP +0.30% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,312.55 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with TorFx when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 18.3854 BWP P 110,312.55You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Credit card | Fee £221.94 1 GBP = 19.0616 BWP -3.31% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 110,139.07 Next day | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with Wise when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositNext dayAvailable via:SWIFT £221.941 GBP = 19.0616 BWP P 110,139.07You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers  MoneyGram Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.2806 BWP +0.87% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 109,683.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 18.2806 BWP P 109,683.60You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 17.9197 BWP P 107,518.20You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.2806 BWP +0.87% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 109,683.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 18.2806 BWP P 109,683.60You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 17.9197 BWP P 107,518.20You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 18.2806 BWP +0.87% vs mid-market | Recipient gets P 109,683.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Botswana with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 18.2806 BWP P 109,683.60You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 17.9197 BWP P 107,518.20You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 18.4407 BWP Updates every 60 minutes. | |||
Transfer details
For a one-off GBP transfer to Botswana, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is Wise.
Wise was the cheapest on 17 of the 30 days it quoted £6,000 transfers to Botswana.
On a 6,000 GBP transfer, Wise delivers the most BWP.
The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/BWP rate.
You have 3 ways to pay, including bank transfer, debit card, and credit card.
Paying from your bank is usually the fastest, since most companies connect to your banking app via Open Banking.
Anywhere a debit card works, Apple Pay and Google Pay usually do too.
First time round you'll need to confirm your name, date of birth, address and a photo ID.
On a £6,000 transfer the verification is normally instant but can take a couple of hours.
How much GBP you send to Botswana heavily affects the best ways and the cheapest options. Use the table below to check how the cheapest options change and how much more you'd get by comparing.
Our analysis shows Wise was the cheapest in 54% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted, and in 46% of all the transfers it quoted.
| Cheapest service | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £500 | -1.56% | £0.00 | P 9,365.00with debit card to bank deposit | +P 244.30 | |
| £1,000 | -1.57% | £2.99 | P 18,664.03with credit card to cash pickup | +P 295.71 | |
| £2,000 | -3.88% | £56.98 | P 37,220.49with bank transfer to bank deposit | +P 602.50 | |
| £6,000This page | -3.31% | £92.09 | P 112,614.22with bank transfer to bank deposit | +P 1,975.86 | |
| £10,000 | -3.31% | £149.27 | P 187,686.94with bank transfer to bank deposit | +P 3,308.77 | |
| £50,000 | -3.88% | £1,243.92 | P 934,317.64with bank transfer to bank deposit | +P 13,708.60 | |
| £250,000 | -3.86% | £6,121.97 | P 4,672,776.22with bank transfer to bank deposit | +P 53,853.52 |
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 18.4407 BWP
The cheapest way to send GBP to BWP can change every day, or stay with the same company all month.
We've compared the mid-market rate with the cheapest option each day (today it's Wise), across 30 days of comparisons for 6,000 GBP transfers to Botswana.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026Mid-market rateP 110,644.49 Wise P 112,614.22WiseP 112,614.22XeP 110,856.60Key CurrencyP 110,367.88
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.2060 | – | P 109,235.86 | |
| | 18.1605 | £0.00 | P 108,962.77 | −P 273.09 |
| | 18.0515 | £0.00 | P 108,309.00 | −P 926.86 |
| | 18.4443 | £204.18 | P 106,899.84 | −P 2,336.02 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 18.4502 | £75.84 | P 109,301.94 | – |
| | 18.0218 | £0.00 | P 108,130.80 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.0623 | – | P 108,373.81 | |
| | 18.0910 | £0.00 | P 108,546.00 | +P 172.19 |
| | 18.0171 | £0.00 | P 108,102.87 | −P 270.94 |
| | 18.2168 | £75.88 | P 107,918.51 | −P 455.30 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.2022 | – | P 109,213.43 | |
| | 18.4335 | £75.84 | P 109,203.00 | −P 10.43 |
| | 18.1567 | £0.00 | P 108,940.40 | −P 273.03 |
| | 18.1403 | £0.00 | P 108,841.80 | −P 371.63 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 18.1403 | £0.00 | P 108,841.80 | – |
| | 18.6858 | £204.70 | P 108,289.82 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 18.2292 | £0.00 | P 109,375.20 | – |
| | 18.6124 | £156.68 | P 108,758.21 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.2436 | – | P 109,461.49 | |
| | 18.3602 | £0.00 | P 110,161.20 | +P 699.71 |
| | 18.6124 | £156.68 | P 108,758.21 | −P 703.28 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.3166 | – | P 109,899.82 | |
| | 18.3602 | £0.00 | P 110,161.20 | +P 261.38 |
| | 18.2708 | £0.00 | P 109,625.07 | −P 274.75 |
| | 18.2292 | £0.00 | P 109,375.20 | −P 524.62 |
| | 18.5076 | £92.15 | P 109,340.12 | −P 559.70 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 18.2292 | £0.00 | P 109,375.20 | – |
| | 18.7347 | £212.52 | P 108,426.70 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.3565 | – | P 110,138.97 | |
| | 18.5506 | £75.78 | P 109,897.84 | −P 241.13 |
| | 18.3106 | £0.00 | P 109,863.62 | −P 275.35 |
| | 18.2490 | £0.00 | P 109,494.00 | −P 644.97 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.3727 | – | P 110,236.43 | |
| | 18.7954 | £100.27 | P 110,887.79 | +P 651.36 |
| | 18.3268 | £0.00 | P 109,960.84 | −P 275.59 |
| | 18.3181 | £0.00 | P 109,908.60 | −P 327.83 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.3716 | – | P 110,229.78 | |
| | 18.6762 | £75.78 | P 110,641.92 | +P 412.14 |
| | 18.3257 | £0.00 | P 109,954.21 | −P 275.57 |
| | 18.2983 | £0.00 | P 109,789.80 | −P 439.98 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4116 | – | P 110,469.89 | |
| | 18.3656 | £0.00 | P 110,193.72 | −P 276.17 |
| | 18.5277 | £75.78 | P 109,762.17 | −P 707.72 |
| | 18.2885 | £0.00 | P 109,731.00 | −P 738.89 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4116 | – | P 110,469.89 | |
| | 18.3656 | £0.00 | P 110,193.72 | −P 276.17 |
| | 18.5277 | £75.78 | P 109,762.17 | −P 707.72 |
| | 18.2885 | £0.00 | P 109,731.00 | −P 738.89 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.3531 | – | P 110,118.73 | |
| | 18.5594 | £75.79 | P 109,949.78 | −P 168.95 |
| | 18.3072 | £0.00 | P 109,843.43 | −P 275.30 |
| | 18.2885 | £0.00 | P 109,731.00 | −P 387.73 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4207 | – | P 110,524.30 | |
| | 18.3747 | £0.00 | P 110,247.99 | −P 276.31 |
| | 18.2193 | £0.00 | P 109,315.80 | −P 1,208.50 |
| | 18.9389 | £261.84 | P 108,674.44 | −P 1,849.86 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4239 | – | P 110,543.19 | |
| | 18.8041 | £75.82 | P 111,398.87 | +P 855.68 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4031 | – | P 110,418.62 | |
| | 18.4851 | £0.00 | P 110,910.60 | +P 491.98 |
| | 18.6254 | £75.81 | P 110,340.41 | −P 78.21 |
| | 18.3571 | £0.00 | P 110,142.57 | −P 276.05 |
| | 18.1700 | £0.00 | P 109,020.00 | −P 1,398.62 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.5238 | – | P 111,142.66 | |
| | 18.9816 | £75.77 | P 112,451.36 | +P 1,308.70 |
| | 18.4775 | £0.00 | P 110,864.81 | −P 277.85 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 18.9026 | £75.78 | P 111,983.16 | – |
| | 18.3576 | £0.00 | P 110,145.60 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4865 | – | P 110,919.20 | |
| | 18.9026 | £75.78 | P 111,983.16 | +P 1,063.96 |
| | 18.4403 | £0.00 | P 110,641.90 | −P 277.30 |
| | 18.3576 | £0.00 | P 110,145.60 | −P 773.60 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.5887 | – | P 111,532.25 | |
| | 18.5422 | £0.00 | P 111,253.42 | −P 278.83 |
| | 18.8184 | £108.37 | P 110,871.05 | −P 661.20 |
| | 18.3181 | £0.00 | P 109,908.60 | −P 1,623.65 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 18.7941 | £75.77 | P 111,340.57 | – |
| | 18.3477 | £0.00 | P 110,086.20 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 19.0793 | £75.74 | P 113,030.73 | – |
| | 18.3477 | £0.00 | P 110,086.20 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4962 | – | P 110,977.45 | |
| | 18.9768 | £75.75 | P 112,423.31 | +P 1,445.86 |
| | 18.4500 | £0.00 | P 110,700.00 | −P 277.45 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.3814 | – | P 110,288.59 | |
| | 18.9203 | £75.77 | P 112,088.21 | +P 1,799.62 |
| | 18.4662 | £0.00 | P 110,797.20 | +P 508.61 |
| | 18.3355 | £0.00 | P 110,012.87 | −P 275.72 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.3988 | – | P 110,393.03 | |
| | 18.4366 | £0.00 | P 110,619.60 | +P 226.57 |
| | 18.6329 | £75.80 | P 110,385.03 | −P 8.00 |
| | 18.3528 | £0.00 | P 110,117.05 | −P 275.98 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4511 | – | P 110,706.71 | |
| | 18.6329 | £75.80 | P 110,385.03 | −P 321.68 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 18.9033 | £75.78 | P 111,987.31 | – |
| | 18.4366 | £0.00 | P 110,619.60 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4407 | – | P 110,644.49 | |
| | 19.0616 | £92.09 | P 112,614.22 | +P 1,969.73 |
| | 18.4761 | £0.00 | P 110,856.60 | +P 212.11 |
| | 18.3946 | £0.00 | P 110,367.88 | −P 276.61 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference |
|---|
| Mid-market rate | 18.4407 | – | P 110,644.49 | |
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Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send £6,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what £6,000 converts to at the real exchange rate, with no fees or markup. Rates are checked once a day. Sponsored placements never affect this data. There are no bank quotes for this period.
The dashed line is what you'd get at the mid-market rate with no fees, and the blue line is the cheapest option that day.
When the blue line goes above the dashed one, you're getting more BWP per GBP than the mid-market rate can offer.
This could be due to money transfer offers, FX rate adjustments, or market competitiveness.
In the past month, a money transfer company beat the mid-market rate on 13 of the last 30 days.
Right now, Wise pays 112,614.22 BWP on 6,000 GBP, which is 1,969.73 BWP more than the mid-market amount, so it's a good deal (pretty much free money).
Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 113,030.73 BWP.
If you can wait and want to get the most out of your transfer, create a rate alert and we'll let you know when the rate improves.
If you need to send money now, it's a good time to send.
Just because a company is the cheapest today doesn't mean it's always the best option for sending money to Botswana.
We've tracked 209 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 7 amounts over the past month.
Cheapest in 60% of them
Cheapest in 24% of them
Cheapest in 4% of them
Based on 49 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 7 days.
Cheapest in 46% of them
Cheapest in 21% of them
Cheapest in 27% of them
Based on 209 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 30 days.
Cheapest in 25% of them
Cheapest in 45% of them
Cheapest in 21% of them
Based on 531 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 90 days.
Different companies can come out cheapest depending on the day and the amount you send.
To keep things fair, we only count the comparisons each company appeared in, and only analyse companies that appeared in at least 50% of all comparisons (so occasional cheapest options don't skew it).
Today Wise is the cheapest and gets you the most BWP, but it was the cheapest in only 46% of the 201 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.
Xe (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in only 21% of its comparisons, so it's rarely the cheapest option for transfers to Botswana.
If it's a one-off transfer, go with Wise, since it's the cheapest right now.
There are many ways to send money to Botswana from the UK, including currency broker, online, app, multi-currency account, global business account, and in person, and more.
For small & frequent transfers
If you send small amounts back home to Botswana, say weekly or monthly, an app like Wise is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.
It charges £92.09 in fees, has -3.31% markup, lets you save recipient details, and BWP will arrive in minutes.
Over the past month, Wise was the cheapest app on 67% of the days it appeared for £6,000 transfers.
For one off transfers
Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized BWP transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.
Online companies like Wise often have higher limits and/or first time promos.
Of the 6 companies we compared, Wise is the cheapest online service and will get you P112,614.22 on a £6,000 transfer.
In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 20 of the 30 days it quoted.
For large transfers
Currency brokers like Xe are the best for £10,000+ transfers (things like house deposits, education fees, relocation, etc.).
You get a dedicated account manager to handle your transfer to Botswana, and real human support.
Xe charges no fees on large transfers, but adds -0.19% markup on top of the current GBP/BWP rate.
The markup gets better the more GBP you send, so we suggest .
Our analysis shows Xe was the cheapest broker in 40% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted.
For spending and receiving
Multi-currency accounts let you hold and spend Pula abroad like a local.
Wise offers the best multi-currency account.
With it, converting £6,000 to BWP will get you P112,614.22 after fees.
If you don’t have BWP in your account, your GBP will auto-convert whenever you pay with Wise in Botswana.
Once you have BWP in the account, there are no extra fees from Wise for spending or holding it (local ATM charges may still apply).
Over the past month, it came out cheapest among multi-currency accounts on 100% of days.
For business transfers
Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.
For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in Botswana, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.
Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much BWP your recipient gets. Use the table below to see how different options change how much you pay and what they get.
The overall best and cheapest way to send £6,000 to Botswana is via Wise, using a bank transfer to deposit GBP and bank deposit to receive BWP.
You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to Botswana, including bank transfer, debit card, and credit card.
The cheapest pay-in option is debit card.
The fastest option in the UK is almost always bank transfer, since most companies use Open Banking and Faster Payments System (FPS).
The most expensive deposit option is credit card.
Be careful with credit card deposits, since your bank often treats it as a cash advance and will charge interest.
Money can reach Botswana by bank deposit, mobile wallet, and cash pickup, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.
The cheapest way to receive money in Botswana is with bank deposit on average.
Receiving cash
MoneyGram is the cheapest option for cash pickup (getting you P109,683.60 on a £6,000 transfer).
Mobile wallets
You can receive BWP into a mobile wallet, which is useful since they don't need a bank account.
You pay £6,000.00
P112,614
Cheapest
You pay £6,000.00
P112,260
-P354
You pay £6,000.00
P110,857
-P1,758
You pay £6,000.00
P109,684
-P2,931
You pay £6,000.00
P109,684
-P2,931
You pay £6,000.00
P109,684
-P2,931
You pay £6,004.99
P107,518
-P5,096
You pay £6,004.99
P107,518
-P5,096
You pay £6,004.99
P107,518
-P5,096
There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to Botswana such as limits, taxes, and safety.
Right now, these are the best money transfer options for a £6,000 transfer to Botswana:
Cheapest way to send money to Botswana
The cheapest way is to use Wise, pay in with a bank transfer and withdraw via bank deposit. You will get P112,614.22, which is 1.56% more than the next best option.
Fastest way to send money to Botswana
The fastest way is to use Xe via debit card deposit and bank deposit for pay out. You get P110,856.60 and it will arrive in minutes - 24 hours.
There is no legal limit and no tax on sending your own money abroad.
Main hard limits come from your bank or money transfer company, often around £10,000 to £25,000 online (which you can usually increase in the app).
Also, the "£10,000 declaration" only applies to physically carrying cash through the border, not online transfers.
And on bigger GBP/BWP transfers (roughly £10,000 up) expect a source-of-funds check, such as a payslip or a statement.
These are anti-money-laundering checks, and they can hold your transfer up, so have the documents ready.
Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.
For example, sending £6,000 with Wise will get you 112,614.22 BWP, that’s including £92.09 fee and -3.31% in exchange rate markup.
There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to Botswana.
And, regular gifts from your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, with no cap and no seven-year wait, as long as you can still cover your usual living costs.
Only ever use a provider authorised by the FCA, which you can check on the FCA register in under a minute.
The rules in place for any scams cover domestic pound transfers only, on a transfer abroad you're less protected.
Always confirm who you're really sending to before you send, because there's little recourse after.
For more information, check our guide to money transfer regulations in the UK.
We track 6 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Botswana in real time.
We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.
Most GBP/BWP pricing data comes directly from the providers. We collect the rest manually, run it through our comparison engine and label it in the table.
In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 209 comparisons across 7 amounts.
This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for GBP/BWP transfers. This is how we pick them:
Cheapest: the company that gets your recipient the most, after fees and the exchange rate. On a tie, live pricing from the company takes priority over the rates we collect by hand.
Fastest: the company with the shortest estimated delivery time once you’ve paid. On a tie, the one that pays out more takes priority.
More on how we work:
Any tax information is for general guidance only and does not constitute tax advice. Speak to a qualified tax adviser about your circumstances.
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