Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Botswana
0.3148 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th

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

  • Botswana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.3148 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1454 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1327 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1970s 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1469 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.2733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.301 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1572 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1577 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$), per, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Botswana, at 0.3148 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1454 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Botswana ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.