Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 21.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana, 2005–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 21.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana peaked at 26.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2009.
That places Botswana 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.8% | — |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -3.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 21.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 21.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.5% | 26.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 20.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 7 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana was 21.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Botswana ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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