Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana
Botswana: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 85,367 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Botswana is 85,367 million SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Botswana peaked at 85,367 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,671 million SLC, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 108th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13,671 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 15,710 million SLC | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 16,276 million SLC | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 17,383 million SLC | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 17,632 million SLC | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 19,976 million SLC | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 25,032 million SLC | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 35,151 million SLC | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 39,489 million SLC | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 38,417 million SLC | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 38,667 million SLC | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40,736 million SLC | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 41,730 million SLC | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 50,564 million SLC | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 54,411 million SLC | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 56,275 million SLC | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 58,393 million SLC | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 62,351 million SLC | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 65,400 million SLC | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 65,400 million SLC | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65,789 million SLC | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 68,698 million SLC | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 74,100 million SLC | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 85,367 million SLC | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,258 million SLC | 13,671 million SLC | 39,489 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 50,694 million SLC | 38,417 million SLC | 65,400 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,871 million SLC | 65,400 million SLC | 85,367 million SLC | 5 |
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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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9499 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 7,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9643 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 7,500 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.9014 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 13.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Botswana?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Botswana was 85,367 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 85,367 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,671 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Botswana ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.