Botswana Military Spending/Defense Budget 1977-2024
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
- Botswana military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $0.49B, a 8.82% decline from 2021.
- Botswana military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $0.54B, a 7.54% increase from 2020.
- Botswana military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.50B, a 3.05% decline from 2019.
- Botswana military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $0.51B, a 3.34% increase from 2018.
Botswana Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data |
Year |
Billions of US $ |
% of GDP |
2022 |
$0.49B |
2.74% |
2021 |
$0.54B |
3.05% |
2020 |
$0.50B |
3.33% |
2019 |
$0.51B |
3.08% |
2018 |
$0.50B |
2.92% |
2017 |
$0.52B |
3.25% |
2016 |
$0.51B |
3.41% |
2015 |
$0.38B |
2.83% |
2014 |
$0.35B |
2.21% |
2013 |
$0.31B |
2.15% |
2012 |
$0.33B |
2.34% |
2011 |
$0.36B |
2.40% |
2010 |
$0.35B |
2.76% |
2009 |
$0.33B |
3.26% |
2008 |
$0.33B |
3.10% |
2007 |
$0.31B |
2.90% |
2006 |
$0.27B |
2.75% |
2005 |
$0.28B |
2.86% |
2004 |
$0.31B |
3.51% |
2003 |
$0.30B |
4.01% |
2002 |
$0.22B |
4.11% |
2001 |
$0.21B |
3.83% |
2000 |
$0.18B |
3.19% |
1999 |
$0.17B |
3.09% |
1998 |
$0.18B |
3.78% |
1997 |
$0.16B |
3.20% |
1996 |
$0.14B |
2.90% |
1995 |
$0.17B |
3.51% |
1994 |
$0.17B |
4.01% |
1993 |
$0.19B |
4.93% |
1992 |
$0.18B |
4.48% |
1991 |
$0.17B |
4.60% |
1990 |
$0.16B |
4.45% |
1989 |
$0.10B |
3.57% |
1988 |
$0.09B |
4.90% |
1987 |
$0.07B |
4.79% |
1986 |
$0.03B |
2.66% |
1985 |
$0.02B |
2.18% |
1984 |
$0.03B |
2.44% |
1983 |
$0.02B |
2.33% |
1982 |
$0.02B |
2.69% |
1981 |
$0.03B |
2.98% |
1980 |
$0.03B |
3.21% |
1979 |
$0.02B |
3.50% |
1978 |
$0.01B |
2.87% |
1977 |
$0.01B |
1.36% |