Bhutan vs Botswana: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bhutan
22.2%
in 2025
Botswana
21.5%
in 2020
Bhutan rank
7th
Botswana rank
10th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bhutan
- Botswana
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.2% against 21.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Botswana ranks 10th of 170 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 23.2% | 5.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 22.7% | 4.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 21.5% | 5.2% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bhutan or Botswana?
- Bhutan, at 22.2% against 21.5% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bhutan and Botswana?
- 0.7%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Botswana rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Botswana ranks 10th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.