Botswana vs Norway: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
4.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway
4.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
97th
Norway rank
94th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Botswana ranks 97th and Norway ranks 94th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5216 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.551 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1192 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2891 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Norway?
- 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Norway?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Norway rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 97th and Norway ranks 94th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.