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

9.26 million current USD, with Albania ahead.

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

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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Botswana: Military expenditure (current USD)

Albania

623.61 million current USD

in 2025

Botswana

614.35 million current USD

in 2025

Albania rank

102nd

Botswana rank

103rd

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Albania
Botswana

How they compare

Albania currently reports 623.61 million current USD against 614.35 million current USD in Botswana, a difference of 9.26 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Albania ranks 102nd and Botswana ranks 103rd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 current USD	14.77 million current USD	14.77 million current USD	Botswana
1980s	0 current USD	46.28 million current USD	46.28 million current USD	Botswana
1990s	32.34 million current USD	168.02 million current USD	135.68 million current USD	Botswana
2000s	121.87 million current USD	275.94 million current USD	154.07 million current USD	Botswana
2010s	170.51 million current USD	412.50 million current USD	242.00 million current USD	Botswana
2020s	367.81 million current USD	505.29 million current USD	137.49 million current USD	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Albania or Botswana?: Albania, at 623.61 million current USD against 614.35 million current USD in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Albania and Botswana?: 9.26 million current USD, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Botswana?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Albania and Botswana rank globally for military expenditure?: Albania ranks 102nd and Botswana ranks 103rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)