Botswana vs Timor-Leste: Military spending as a share of GDP
Botswana
2.5%
in 2019
Timor-Leste
2.4%
in 2019
Botswana rank
29th
Timor-Leste rank
31st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 29th and Timor-Leste ranks 31st of 172 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Botswana or Timor-Leste?
- Botswana, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Timor-Leste as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Botswana and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Timor-Leste?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and Timor-Leste rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 29th and Timor-Leste ranks 31st 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).