Botswana — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 47 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Botswana's central government expenditure reading was 29.3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 26.5% of GDP in 2024 was +2.75 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 28% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 26.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 23.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 25.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 28.4 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 33.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 28.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 28.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 26.8 % of GDP |