Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Botswana
Botswana: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 28.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 28.4% for goods and services expense in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Botswana peaked at 35.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2019.
That places Botswana 17th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2% | — |
| 1991 | 30.5% | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 29.0% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +26.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 28.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 28.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.9%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 28.9% | 35.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 31.0% | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 20.3% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.2% | 28.4% | 4 |
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- 19 East Timor 28.3% compare
- 20 Seychelles 27.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Botswana?
- Goods and services expense in Botswana was 28.4% 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 35.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for goods and services expense?
- Botswana ranks 17th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of expense). 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.