Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Botswana
Botswana: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 86.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Botswana, 2006–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 86.6% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Botswana peaked at 123.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2008.
Botswana ranks 147th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.4% | — |
| 2007 | 89.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 104.3% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 123.7% | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 119.4% | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 100.5% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 103.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 103.9% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 105.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 112.5% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 118.6% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 86.6% | -11.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 86.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 86.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.2%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 85.2% | 91.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 104.7% | 97.1% | 123.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.4% | 86.6% | 118.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 144 Panama 87.9% compare
- 145 Democratic Republic of the Congo 87.5% compare
- 146 Chad 87.5% compare
- 148 Mauritania 86.2% compare
- 149 Bulgaria 85.9% compare
- 150 Cabo Verde 84.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Botswana?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Botswana was 86.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 123.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Botswana ranks 147th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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