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Botswana General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Botswana › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Botswana indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Pula
Currency Symbol: BWP

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Botswana , Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Botswana in year 2010 is 40.948 %

This makes Botswana No. 53 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Botswana is 6.65 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Botswana was 45.80 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Botswana in 2010 was or will be 10.60% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Botswana was or will be 35.99 %, which is 12.12% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Botswana, in other Years
Year %
  2016 26.802
  2015 29.755
  2014 30.792
  2013 31.937
  2012 33.86
  2011 35.985
2010 40.948
  2009 45.804
  2008 39.257
  2007 31.064
  2006 28.912
  2005 31.621
  2004 35.856
  2003 38.927
  2002 40.368
  2001 37.901
  2000 37.994
  1999 37.541
  1998 37.102
  1997 36.527
  1996 35.493
  1995 36.168
  1994 37.431
  1993 41.754
  1992 42.094
  1991 40.889
  1990 38.72
  1989 33.868
  1988 31.888
  1987 35.757
  1986 35.307
  1985 31.281
  1984 34.382
  1983 34.254
  1982 36.513
  1981 37.059
  1980 34.136