Botswana vs Canada: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Botswana
36,420 current LCU per person
in 2025
Canada
34,126 current LCU per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
95th
Canada rank
98th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Canada
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 36,420 current LCU per person against 34,126 current LCU per person in Canada, a difference of 2,294 current LCU per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Botswana ranks 95th and Canada ranks 98th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 770.85 current LCU per person | 8,512 current LCU per person | 7,741 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 3,754 current LCU per person | 13,247 current LCU per person | 9,494 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 11,361 current LCU per person | 17,034 current LCU per person | 5,672 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 23,044 current LCU per person | 22,574 current LCU per person | 470 current LCU per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 32,148 current LCU per person | 31,455 current LCU per person | 693.75 current LCU per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Botswana or Canada?
- Botswana, at 36,420 current LCU per person against 34,126 current LCU per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Botswana and Canada?
- 2,294 current LCU per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 95th and Canada ranks 98th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.