Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.7%
Change on year
up 155.8%
World rank
99th
of 114 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2017
All-time low
1.3%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Botswana, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 3.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023.
That represents a change of up 155.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
That places Botswana 99th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -63.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +155.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 96 Singapore 4.3% compare
- 97 Oman 4.2%
- 98 Afghanistan 4.1%
- 100 Angola 2.4% compare
- 101 Jamaica 2.3%
- 102 Marshall Islands 2.3%
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 900.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Botswana?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Botswana was 3.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Botswana ranks 99th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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