General government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP rose 14.3% to 36.2% in Botswana in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Botswana reached an all time high of 36.2% in 2020 and an all time low of 13.3% in 1972. When compared to Botswana's main peers, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Namibia amounted to 26.5%, 20.8% in South Africa, 14.7% in Zambia and 8.87% in Zimbabwe in 2020.
Botswana has been ranked 5th within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP.
| General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 16.4% | 13.9% | 12.9% | 10.5% | 8.60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 31.6% | 28.5% | 28.9% | 29.1% | 31.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 9.06% | 7.44% | 5.46% | 6.32% | 6.93% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 36.9% | 39.6% | 39.7% | 38.1% | 36.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 25.9% | 26.4% | 24.6% | 21.8% | 22.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 27.2% | 27.0% | 25.6% | 25.4% | 25.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 19.0% | 19.3% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 19.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 22.0% | 24.5% | 25.2% | 23.1% | 21.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 9.93% | 9.07% | 8.50% | 8.11% | 7.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.8% | 16.1% | 13.7% | 12.7% | 17.7% | |||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 18.9% | 18.1% | 21.7% | 10.4% | 7.34% |
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