Botswana vs Zambia: Gross national expenditure

Botswana
21.21 billion current US$
in 2025
Zambia
21.38 billion current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
131st
Zambia rank
130th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
010.0B20.0B30.0B196019922025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 21.38 billion current US$ against 21.21 billion current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 174.10 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 131st and Zambia ranks 130th of 185 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 15.36 billion current US$ 23.14 billion current US$ 7.77 billion current US$ Zambia
2020s 19.55 billion current US$ 20.38 billion current US$ 826.54 million current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 21.38 billion current US$ against 21.21 billion current US$ in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Botswana and Zambia?
174.10 million current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for gross national expenditure?
Botswana ranks 131st and Zambia ranks 130th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Zambia: Gross national expenditure. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-national-expenditure-current-us/botswana/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-national-expenditure-current-us/botswana/zambia/">Botswana vs Zambia: Gross national expenditure</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 10,837 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.