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Botswana
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#28out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

4.94.03.12.31.4197720012024Botswana · 2024: 2.83%Botswana

Analytical takeaways

  • Botswana records 2.83% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #28 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 1.36% in 1977 to 2.83% in 2024, a gain of 1.48%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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