Botswana vs World: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Botswana
21.5%
in 2020
World
12.7%
in 2023
Botswana rank
10th
World rank
8th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Botswana
- World
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 12.7% in World, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 10th and World ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 13.5% | 6.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 13.7% | 8.9% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 12.8% | 8.7% | 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 World?
- Botswana, at 21.5% against 12.7% in World as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Botswana and World?
- 8.8%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and World rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Botswana ranks 10th and World ranks 8th 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.