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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 85 United Arab Emirates 19.33 billion current LCU compare
- 86 North Macedonia 19.04 billion current LCU compare
- 87 Mauritius 18.83 billion current LCU compare
- 89 Moldova 16.64 billion current LCU compare
- 91 Nicaragua 15.93 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Botswana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 22.4% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 32.4% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.5% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.1% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.2% (2023)
- Interest payments 3.4% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 20.3% (2023)
- Interest payments 4.0% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2023)
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.