Africa Eastern and Southern vs Botswana: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana
0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
34th
Botswana rank
33rd

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Botswana
0.010.020.030.04196319932024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 2.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Botswana ranks 33rd of 41 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0345 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.035 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0274 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0377 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0142 current USD per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0335 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0274 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0126 current USD per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0283 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.017 current USD per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Botswana?
Botswana, at 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Botswana?
0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Botswana?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Botswana rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th and Botswana ranks 33rd of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.