Goods and services expense in Botswana
Botswana: Goods and services expense was 17.92 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goods and services expense in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 17.92 billion current LCU for goods and services expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Botswana peaked at 17.92 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 661.57 million current LCU, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 88th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goods and services expense in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 661.57 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 677.60 million current LCU | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 775.00 million current LCU | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 999.10 million current LCU | +28.9% |
| 1994 | 1.03 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.27 billion current LCU | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 1.35 billion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 5.52 billion current LCU | +309.6% |
| 2007 | 6.73 billion current LCU | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 8.64 billion current LCU | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 8.80 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.94 billion current LCU | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 8.84 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 10.18 billion current LCU | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 10.86 billion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 13.02 billion current LCU | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 12.18 billion current LCU | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 12.11 billion current LCU | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.67 billion current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.01 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 10.53 billion current LCU | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 12.86 billion current LCU | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 13.26 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.12 billion current LCU | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 17.92 billion current LCU | +26.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 17.92 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.49 billion current LCU, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 17.92 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.83 billion current LCU, 9% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +309.6% | 1.35 billion current LCU | 5.52 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 966.01 million current LCU | 661.57 million current LCU | 1.35 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.42 billion current LCU | 5.52 billion current LCU | 8.80 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.23 billion current LCU | 7.94 billion current LCU | 14.01 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.54 billion current LCU | 12.86 billion current LCU | 17.92 billion current LCU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Botswana?
- Goods and services expense in Botswana was 17.92 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.92 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 661.57 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for goods and services expense?
- Botswana ranks 88th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.