Botswana vs High income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Botswana
0.3148 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
High income
0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
13th
High income rank
10th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Botswana
  • High income
00.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.3148 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.8 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 13th and High income ranks 10th of 187 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana High income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.2733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.301 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1228 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.3138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Botswana or High income?
Botswana, at 0.3148 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Botswana and High income?
0.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and High income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and High income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Botswana ranks 13th and High income ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.