Botswana vs Puerto Rico: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Botswana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 134th and Puerto Rico ranks 137th of 174 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 3.7% | 6.9% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 5.4% | 9.7% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.5% | -0.8% | 4.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 3.2% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Botswana or Puerto Rico?
- Botswana, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Botswana and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Puerto Rico?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Botswana ranks 134th and Puerto Rico ranks 137th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.