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Botswana - Military Spending 2012

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
2.34% −0.06% from 2011 Global rank: 115th

Botswana's military spending was 2.34% in 2012, decreased +0.06% from 2.40% in 2011. This was the 115th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾
Military Spending by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Mauritius 0.14% -6.1%
2nd Lao PDR 0.20% -6.0%
3rd Moldova 0.27% 0.4%
4th Luxembourg 0.36% -4.7%
5th Mexico 0.46% 1.8%
6th Guatemala 0.48% 3.5%
7th Nigeria 0.50% -12.9%
8th Cabo Verde 0.51% 6.1%
9th Ireland 0.51% -5.6%
10th Sierra Leone 0.52% -2.4%
11th Papua New Guinea 0.52% 45.5%
12th Malta 0.52% -9.1%
13th Malawi 0.54% 16.1%
14th Liberia 0.57% 5.9%
15th Madagascar 0.59% -4.9%
16th Ghana 0.59% 36.3%
17th Trinidad and Tobago 0.64% 13.2%
18th Dominican Republic 0.65% 8.3%
19th Nicaragua 0.67% 26.5%
20th Switzerland 0.67% -3.7%
21st Benin 0.70% 5.7%
22nd Kosovo 0.70% -12.5%
23rd Indonesia 0.71% 8.8%
24th Lithuania 0.77% -3.5%
25th Austria 0.78% -1.6%
26th Argentina 0.78% 2.7%
27th Gambia, The 0.79% 64.3%
28th Belize 0.80% -5.5%
29th Guyana 0.83% -6.0%
30th Mozambique 0.83% 2.5%
31st Tanzania 0.91% 1.2%
32nd Mongolia 0.92% 10.4%
33rd Jamaica 0.93% 0.5%
34th Seychelles 0.94% 9.5%
35th Latvia 0.94% -14.8%
36th Japan 0.96% -1.9%
37th Paraguay 0.96% 14.2%
38th Tajikistan 1.00% -8.7%
39th Hungary 1.03% -0.9%
40th South Africa 1.03% 3.1%
41st Belgium 1.04% -0.7%
42nd Rwanda 1.04% -4.8%
43rd Kazakhstan 1.05% 11.8%
44th El Salvador 1.05% -3.6%
45th Czechia 1.06% -1.3%
46th Slovak Republic 1.08% 0.7%
47th Côte d'Ivoire 1.10% 9.3%
48th Philippines 1.11% -4.0%
49th Congo, Democratic Republic of 1.11% 22.4%
50th Senegal 1.11% -13.9%
51st New Zealand 1.12% -4.0%
52nd Canada 1.12% -6.3%
53rd Honduras 1.13% 0.0%
54th Sweden 1.14% 2.5%
55th Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.15% 0.8%
56th Romania 1.17% -5.0%
57th Cameroon 1.18% 3.5%
58th Afghanistan 1.18% -35.5%
59th Burkina Faso 1.18% 2.2%
60th Uganda 1.18% -53.7%
61st Slovenia 1.18% -9.6%
62nd Bangladesh 1.18% -3.0%
63rd Mali 1.20% -3.6%
64th Germany 1.22% 3.0%
65th Cambodia 1.22% 1.7%
66th North Macedonia 1.23% -2.9%
67th Netherlands 1.23% -4.1%
68th Belarus 1.23% 0.4%
69th Nepal 1.24% -7.9%
70th Bulgaria 1.33% 1.2%
71st Denmark 1.35% 3.1%
72nd Zambia 1.36% 3.1%
73rd Brazil 1.38% -2.4%
74th Thailand 1.39% -0.1%
75th Norway 1.39% -3.4%
76th European Union 1.40% -0.1%
77th Portugal 1.40% -5.8%
78th Malaysia 1.41% -9.0%
79th Spain 1.42% 6.9%
80th Italy 1.42% -3.3%
81st Tunisia 1.44% -3.1%
82nd Peru 1.48% 8.2%
83rd Albania 1.49% -2.7%
84th Kenya 1.49% 8.0%
85th Fiji 1.49% -7.4%
86th Finland 1.53% 2.7%
87th Uruguay 1.61% -6.5%
88th Gabon 1.62% 10.8%
89th Niger 1.62% 66.4%
90th Togo 1.62% 6.5%
91st Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.65% -10.3%
92nd Cyprus 1.65% -4.8%
93rd Croatia 1.66% -4.6%
94th Montenegro 1.66% -5.3%
95th Australia 1.67% -4.8%
96th China 1.70% 2.5%
97th Central African Republic 1.70% -16.9%
98th Viet Nam 1.72% 10.4%
99th Poland 1.80% 0.7%
100th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.85% 9.6%
101st Zimbabwe 1.86% 32.1%
102nd France 1.87% -0.9%
103rd Estonia 1.88% 12.4%
104th Iraq 1.90% -17.5%
105th Eswatini 1.91% -13.7%
106th Serbia 1.92% -0.4%
107th Türkiye 2.01% -0.9%
108th Chile 2.05% -9.6%
109th Mauritania 2.11% -32.5%
110th Lesotho 2.15% -4.8%
111th Sri Lanka 2.16% -19.7%
112th Brunei Darussalam 2.16% -3.7%
113th Guinea 2.25% 0.7%
114th Guinea-Bissau 2.33% 53.9%
115th Botswana 2.34% -2.5%
116th Ukraine 2.35% 4.2%
117th Korea 2.39% 0.9%
118th United Kingdom 2.42% -3.3%
119th Greece 2.48% -1.7%
120th Burundi 2.53% -7.1%
121st India 2.62% -3.2%
122nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.69% 12.8%
123rd Timor-Leste 2.88% 46.1%
124th Georgia 2.91% -3.9%
125th Ecuador 2.95% -5.0%
126th Pakistan 3.10% 6.0%
127th Singapore 3.11% -2.7%
128th Colombia 3.16% 2.6%
129th Namibia 3.17% -11.4%
130th Kyrgyz Republic 3.21% -5.6%
131st Angola 3.24% -0.6%
132nd Kuwait 3.41% -2.5%
133rd Morocco 3.46% 5.0%
134th Armenia 3.58% -7.0%
135th Russian Federation 3.69% 7.5%
136th Libya 3.75% 151.4%
137th Bahrain 3.84% 7.0%
138th Cuba 3.94% 27.7%
139th Lebanon 3.99% -2.0%
140th Algeria 4.11% 3.6%
141st Myanmar 4.12% 147.0%
142nd United States 4.46% -7.5%
143rd Yemen, Republic of 4.57% -7.2%
144th Jordan 4.66% -13.8%
145th Azerbaijan 4.66% -0.2%
146th United Arab Emirates 5.08% -7.1%
147th Israel 5.51% -2.2%
148th Saudi Arabia 7.62% 6.2%
149th South Sudan 8.77% 43.9%
150th Oman 10.58% 64.0%
Source: World Bank (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Botswana's military spending in 2012?▾

Botswana's military spending in 2012 was 2.34%. This ranked 115th globally.

How did Botswana's military spending change in 2012?▾

Botswana's military spending decreased by 2.5% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2012?▾

Oman had the highest military spending in 2012 at 10.58%.

What is the military spending of Botswana in 2012?▾

The military spending of Botswana in 2012 was 2.34%. This ranked 115th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Botswana's military spending?▾

Botswana's military spending went from 2.40% in 2011 to 2.34% in 2012, a 2.5% decrease.

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