Botswana vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Botswana
21.5%
in 2020
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
12.6%
in 2024
Botswana rank
10th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
9th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Botswana
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 10th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 14.7% | 8.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 14.3% | 8.3% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 14.2% | 7.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Botswana or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Botswana, at 21.5% against 12.6% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Botswana and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 8.9%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 196 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.