Military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 rose 15.2% to USD 436 mil in Botswana in 2015, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 in Botswana reached an all time high of USD 436 mil in 2015 and an all time low of USD 188 mil in 1988. When compared to Botswana's main peers, military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 in Namibia amounted to USD 622 mil, USD 3,881 mil in South Africa, USD 487 mil in Zambia and USD 383 mil in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Botswana has been ranked 89th within the group of 142 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Constant 2014 USD) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | USD mil | 4,464 | 4,777 | 4,473 | 4,694 | 6,411 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD mil | 363 | 340 | 335 | 313 | 292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 149 | 234 | 267 | 339 | 376 | |||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD mil | 47.2 | 58.7 | 45.6 | 44.5 | 44.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD mil | 101 | 130 | 121 | 135 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD mil | 306 | 334 | 352 | 347 | 365 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD mil | 3,639 | 3,516 | 3,643 | 3,810 | 3,897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD mil | 79.9 | 88.8 | 86.8 | 76.5 | 80.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | USD mil | 278 | 361 | 388 | 394 | 455 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 257 | 286 | 300 | 334 | 361 | |||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 107 | 209 | 323 | 356 |
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