Military expenditure share of government expenditure

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

Botswana

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 10.18 Exact value 10.1821366025 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85583 · revision 1 Value 10.1821366025 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1821366025 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 10.33 Exact value 10.3277728351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85582 · revision 1 Value 10.3277728351 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.3277728351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 9.90 Exact value 9.8972720084 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85581 · revision 1 Value 9.8972720084 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.8972720084 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 10.11 Exact value 10.1145458633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85580 · revision 1 Value 10.1145458633 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1145458633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 10.23 Exact value 10.2269780957 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85579 · revision 1 Value 10.2269780957 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.2269780957 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 9.06 Exact value 9.0590524035 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85578 · revision 1 Value 9.0590524035 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.0590524035 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 7.73 Exact value 7.7269720523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85577 · revision 1 Value 7.7269720523 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.7269720523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 8.01 Exact value 8.0094997266 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85576 · revision 1 Value 8.0094997266 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0094997266 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 8.56 Exact value 8.5562513979 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85575 · revision 1 Value 8.5562513979 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.5562513979 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 7.52 Exact value 7.5215806637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85574 · revision 1 Value 7.5215806637 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.5215806637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.17 Exact value 8.1692094313 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85573 · revision 1 Value 8.1692094313 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.1692094313 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 8.99 Exact value 8.9863579841 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85572 · revision 1 Value 8.9863579841 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.9863579841 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 9.00 Exact value 9.0042966264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85571 · revision 1 Value 9.0042966264 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.0042966264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 9.15 Exact value 9.1545834357 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85570 · revision 1 Value 9.1545834357 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.1545834357 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 8.48 Exact value 8.4781107979 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85569 · revision 1 Value 8.4781107979 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.4781107979 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 8.23 Exact value 8.2265199637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85568 · revision 1 Value 8.2265199637 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.2265199637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 8.07 Exact value 8.0711354309 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85567 · revision 1 Value 8.0711354309 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0711354309 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 7.58 Exact value 7.5786568908 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85566 · revision 1 Value 7.5786568908 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.5786568908 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 6.46 Exact value 6.4559032717 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85565 · revision 1 Value 6.4559032717 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.4559032717 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.98 Exact value 5.9818941504 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85564 · revision 1 Value 5.9818941504 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.9818941504 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 6.17 Exact value 6.1658901007 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85563 · revision 1 Value 6.1658901007 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.1658901007 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 6.43 Exact value 6.4252094755 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85562 · revision 1 Value 6.4252094755 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.4252094755 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 6.11 Exact value 6.1137568735 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85561 · revision 1 Value 6.1137568735 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.1137568735 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 6.17 Exact value 6.1676252097 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85560 · revision 1 Value 6.1676252097 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.1676252097 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 6.15 Exact value 6.1471600348 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85559 · revision 1 Value 6.1471600348 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.1471600348 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 7.14 Exact value 7.1414787451 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85558 · revision 1 Value 7.1414787451 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.1414787451 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 9.96 Exact value 9.9649044869 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85557 · revision 1 Value 9.9649044869 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.9649044869 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 9.27 Exact value 9.2710598873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85556 · revision 1 Value 9.2710598873 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.2710598873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 8.15 Exact value 8.1491074722 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85555 · revision 1 Value 8.1491074722 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.1491074722 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 8.46 Exact value 8.4595920988 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85554 · revision 1 Value 8.4595920988 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.4595920988 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 8.66 Exact value 8.6628557188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85553 · revision 1 Value 8.6628557188 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6628557188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 8.66 Exact value 8.6576975396 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85552 · revision 1 Value 8.6576975396 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.6576975396 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 8.55 Exact value 8.5543526665 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85551 · revision 1 Value 8.5543526665 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.5543526665 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 5.56 Exact value 5.5586902632 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85550 · revision 1 Value 5.5586902632 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.5586902632 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 7.94 Exact value 7.9437452778 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85549 · revision 1 Value 7.9437452778 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.9437452778 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 8.94 Exact value 8.9370686514 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85548 · revision 1 Value 8.9370686514 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.9370686514 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:04 · source revision unspecified

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