Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 567.82 million current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Botswana, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 567.82 million current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 567.82 million current USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.65 million current USD, in 1977.
Botswana ranks 101st of 167 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.77 million current USD | 5.65 million current USD | 24.36 million current USD | 3 |
| 1980s | 46.28 million current USD | 21.00 million current USD | 102.80 million current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 168.02 million current USD | 140.56 million current USD | 185.67 million current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 275.94 million current USD | 184.72 million current USD | 332.40 million current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 412.50 million current USD | 306.44 million current USD | 522.43 million current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 520.36 million current USD | 485.57 million current USD | 567.82 million current USD | 5 |
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More public sector data for Botswana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 1,000 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 225.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 856.79 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Botswana?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Botswana was 567.82 million current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 567.82 million current USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 million current USD in 1977.
- How does Botswana rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.