Central government expense in Botswana
Central government expense in Botswana was equal to 26.5% of GDP in 2024.
Botswana, 2024
26.5%
Change from 2023
+2.6percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in Botswana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.5% | – |
| 2023 | 23.9% | – |
| 2022 | 25.1% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 23.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 29.1%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.