Botswana vs Zimbabwe: General government final consumption expenditure

Botswana
84.72 billion current LCU
in 2025
Zimbabwe
100.00 billion current LCU
in 2024
Botswana rank
111th
Zimbabwe rank
108th

General government final consumption expenditure over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B196019922025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 100.00 billion current LCU against 84.72 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 15.28 billion current LCU.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 186 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 7.86 million current LCU 60,310 current LCU 7.80 million current LCU Botswana
1970s 54.52 million current LCU 203,093 current LCU 54.32 million current LCU Botswana
1980s 597.20 million current LCU 577,568 current LCU 596.62 million current LCU Botswana
1990s 3.84 billion current LCU 528,889 current LCU 3.84 billion current LCU Botswana
2000s 13.17 billion current LCU 343,110 current LCU 13.17 billion current LCU Botswana
2010s 41.32 billion current LCU 2.12 million current LCU 41.32 billion current LCU Botswana
2020s 71.74 billion current LCU 21.83 billion current LCU 49.91 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 100.00 billion current LCU against 84.72 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
15.28 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
Botswana ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,735 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.