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Botswana Average Military Spending 1977-2025

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Creator: World Bank
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3.18% 49 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Botswana's average military spending from 1977 to 2025 was 3.18%, based on 49 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.36%	−0.47%	42nd
2024	2.83%	+0.38%	120th
2023	2.46%	−0.06%	116th
2022	2.52%	−0.53%	122nd
2021	3.05%	−0.29%	130th
2020	3.33%	+0.25%	132nd
2019	3.08%	+0.16%	131st
2018	2.92%	−0.32%	135th
2017	3.25%	−0.16%	133rd
2016	3.41%	+0.59%	133rd
2015	2.83%	+0.61%	125th
2014	2.21%	+0.06%	116th
2013	2.15%	−0.20%	112th
2012	2.34%	−0.06%	115th
2011	2.40%	−0.35%	113th
2010	2.76%	−0.50%	114th
2009	3.26%	+0.17%	120th
2008	3.10%	+0.20%	127th
2007	2.90%	+0.15%	118th
2006	2.75%	−0.10%	117th
2005	2.86%	−0.65%	124th
2004	3.51%	−0.50%	133rd
2003	4.01%	−0.10%	134th
2002	4.11%	+0.28%	130th
2001	3.83%	+0.64%	122nd
2000	3.19%	+0.10%	113th
1999	3.09%	−0.69%	109th
1998	3.78%	+0.58%	114th
1997	3.20%	+0.30%	108th
1996	2.90%	−0.61%	105th
1995	3.51%	−0.50%	112th
1994	4.01%	−0.93%	120th
1993	4.93%	+0.45%	122nd
1992	4.48%	−0.12%	108th
1991	4.60%	+0.16%	95th
1990	4.45%	+0.88%	95th
1989	3.57%	−1.33%	81st
1988	4.90%	+0.11%	94th
1987	4.79%	+2.13%	96th
1986	2.66%	+0.48%	56th
1985	2.18%	−0.25%	47th
1984	2.44%	+0.11%	50th
1983	2.33%	−0.37%	43rd
1982	2.69%	−0.28%	51st
1981	2.98%	−0.23%	64th
1980	3.21%	−0.29%	72nd
1979	3.50%	+0.63%	71st
1978	2.87%	+1.52%	56th
1977	1.36%	–	21st

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