Subsidies and other transfers in Botswana
Botswana: Subsidies and other transfers was 16.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in Botswana stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of up 138.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Botswana peaked at 38.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2022.
That places Botswana 134th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.8% | — |
| 1991 | 33.4% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -58.7% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +138.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.8% | 38.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.3% | 18.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 7.1% | 20.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 131 Kenya 17.4% compare
- 132 Marshall Islands 17.1% compare
- 133 Honduras 17.0% compare
- 135 Bhutan 15.9% compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 15.3% compare
- 137 Seychelles 15.1% compare
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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 567.82 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Botswana?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Botswana was 16.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.