Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Botswana
21.5%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Botswana rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 20.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 170 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 0.0% | 24.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 0.0% | 22.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 0.0% | 21.4% | 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 Sierra Leone?
- Botswana, at 21.5% against 20.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 1.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th 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.