Which has higher goods and services expense, Botswana or IDA & IBRD total?

Botswana, at 28.4% against 14.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and IDA & IBRD total?

16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs IDA & IBRD total: Goods and services expense

Botswana

28.4%

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total

14.4%

in 2022

Botswana rank

17th

IDA & IBRD total rank

20th

Goods and services expense over time

Botswana
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 28.4% against 14.4% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 2.0 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th of 154 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.4%	15.1%	17.4%	Botswana
2010s	28.1%	14.9%	13.2%	Botswana
2020s	22.3%	14.4%	8.0%	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Botswana or IDA & IBRD total?: Botswana, at 28.4% against 14.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Botswana and IDA & IBRD total?: 14.0%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and IDA & IBRD total?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Botswana and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for goods and services expense?: Botswana ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit: % of expense
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.