What is the difference in military expenditure between Botswana and Greece?

903.36 million current LCU, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Greece?

49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Greece: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Botswana

8.34 billion current LCU

in 2025

Greece

7.44 billion current LCU

in 2025

Botswana rank

107th

Greece rank

109th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Botswana
Greece

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 8.34 billion current LCU against 7.44 billion current LCU in Greece, a difference of 903.36 million current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Greece ahead.

Botswana ranks 107th and Greece ranks 109th of 168 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.15 million current LCU	230.27 million current LCU	218.11 million current LCU	Greece
1980s	74.27 million current LCU	736.91 million current LCU	662.63 million current LCU	Greece
1990s	498.43 million current LCU	2.85 billion current LCU	2.35 billion current LCU	Greece
2000s	1.61 billion current LCU	5.72 billion current LCU	4.11 billion current LCU	Greece
2010s	3.85 billion current LCU	4.74 billion current LCU	883.00 million current LCU	Greece
2020s	6.35 billion current LCU	6.86 billion current LCU	504.62 million current LCU	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Botswana or Greece?: Botswana, at 8.34 billion current LCU against 7.44 billion current LCU in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Botswana and Greece?: 903.36 million current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Greece?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Greece rank globally for military expenditure?: Botswana ranks 107th and Greece ranks 109th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)