Botswana vs Kiribati: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati
0.344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
9th
Kiribati rank
6th

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Kiribati
0.20.40.60.8197520002025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 9th and Kiribati ranks 6th of 166 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Kiribati Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2956 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.2794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.2971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4606 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1635 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Botswana or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 0.344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Botswana and Kiribati?
0.0441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kiribati?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Kiribati rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 9th and Kiribati ranks 6th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.