Botswana vs New Zealand: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Botswana
36,420 current LCU per person
in 2025
New Zealand
34,676 current LCU per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
95th
New Zealand rank
97th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 36,420 current LCU per person against 34,676 current LCU per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1,744 current LCU per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 770.85 current LCU per person | 4,322 current LCU per person | 3,551 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3,754 current LCU per person | 11,053 current LCU per person | 7,299 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 11,361 current LCU per person | 14,376 current LCU per person | 3,014 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 23,044 current LCU per person | 20,920 current LCU per person | 2,124 current LCU per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 32,148 current LCU per person | 31,468 current LCU per person | 680.58 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 New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 36,420 current LCU per person against 34,676 current LCU per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 1,744 current LCU per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 95th and New Zealand ranks 97th 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.