Botswana vs Colombia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Botswana
2.5%
in 2019
Colombia
2.7%
in 2019
Botswana rank
29th
Colombia rank
26th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 29th and Colombia ranks 26th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 0.9% | 4.3% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.6% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Botswana or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Botswana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Botswana and Colombia?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Colombia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and Colombia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 29th and Colombia ranks 26th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).