Bhutan vs Botswana: General government total expenditure
Bhutan
89.31 billion current LCU
in 2025
Botswana
93.31 billion current LCU
in 2025
Bhutan rank
122nd
Botswana rank
121st
General government total expenditure over time
- Bhutan
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 93.31 billion current LCU against 89.31 billion current LCU in Bhutan, a difference of 4.00 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Bhutan ranks 122nd and Botswana ranks 121st of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Botswana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 billion current LCU | 896.50 million current LCU | 120.40 million current LCU | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 3.63 billion current LCU | 5.67 billion current LCU | 2.05 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 13.52 billion current LCU | 21.14 billion current LCU | 7.62 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 39.75 billion current LCU | 50.70 billion current LCU | 10.95 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2020s | 71.16 billion current LCU | 79.36 billion current LCU | 8.20 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Bhutan or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 93.31 billion current LCU against 89.31 billion current LCU in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Bhutan and Botswana?
- 4.00 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Botswana?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Botswana rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd and Botswana ranks 121st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release