General government final consumption expenditure in Botswana
Botswana: General government final consumption expenditure was 31.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Botswana stood at 31.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Botswana peaked at 36.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1972.
That places Botswana 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.1% | — |
| 1961 | 19.4% | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 20.9% | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 22.2% | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 23.5% | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 25.6% | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 26.3% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 25.8% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 23.7% | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 20.7% | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 18.8% | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 16.4% | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 23.2% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 21.1% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 19.4% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 24.8% | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.6% | 18.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 13.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 21.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.1% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 19.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 28.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 28.0% | 36.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 32.4% compare
- 10 Libya 32.3% compare
- 11 French Polynesia 32.0% compare
- 13 Faroe Islands 27.9% compare
- 14 Guyana 26.9% compare
- 15 Eritrea 26.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -18.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,202 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 62.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 63.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2405 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,871 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Botswana?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Botswana was 31.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Botswana ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.