Botswana vs Namibia
Botswana vs Namibia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $595M in Botswana and $386M in Namibia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Botswana, by $209M, or 1.54 times that in Namibia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Botswana has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Namibia.
- In 2025, Botswana ranked 93 and Namibia ranked 106 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Botswana | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $595M | $386M |
| 2024 | $519M | $368M |
| 2023 | $360M | $356M |
| 2022 | $505M | $360M |
| 2021 | $529M | $378M |
| 2020 | $544M | $401M |
| 2019 | $538M | $404M |
| 2018 | $508M | $423M |
| 2017 | $558M | $442M |
| 2016 | $597M | $487M |
| 2015 | $426M | $548M |
| 2014 | $351M | $500M |
| 2013 | $303M | $340M |
| 2012 | $311M | $323M |
| 2011 | $333M | $328M |
| 2010 | $345M | $310M |
| 2009 | $368M | $285M |
| 2008 | $382M | $270M |
| 2007 | $357M | $215M |
| 2006 | $323M | $193M |
| 2005 | $328M | $183M |
| 2004 | $362M | $165M |
| 2003 | $392M | $156M |
| 2002 | $406M | $158M |
| 2001 | $381M | $160M |
| 2000 | $312M | $136M |
| 1999 | $282M | $151M |
| 1998 | $296M | $112M |
| 1997 | $242M | $105M |
| 1996 | $210M | $85.5M |
| 1995 | $227M | $80.5M |
| 1994 | $250M | $73.1M |
| 1993 | $271M | $92.8M |
| 1992 | $259M | $157M |
| 1991 | $279M | $215M |
| 1990 | $260M | $248M |
| 1989 | $207M | – |
| 1988 | $191M | – |
| 1987 | $149M | – |
| 1986 | $85.4M | – |
| 1985 | $58.2M | – |
| 1984 | $53.4M | – |
| 1983 | $45.9M | – |
| 1982 | $45.8M | – |
| 1981 | $54.7M | – |
| 1980 | $60.5M | – |
| 1979 | $55.1M | – |
| 1978 | $36.8M | – |
| 1977 | $16.1M | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Botswana vs Namibia
Health
- Life expectancyBotswana: 69.2 years in 2023Namibia: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBotswana: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Namibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBotswana: 28.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Namibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBotswana: 3.97% in 2017Namibia: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateBotswana: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Namibia: 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBotswana: 2.48 million people in 2023Namibia: 2.96 million people in 2023
- Population growthBotswana: 1.64% a year in 2023Namibia: 2.37% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBotswana: 2.73 births per woman in 2023Namibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBotswana: 68% in 2025Namibia: 50.9% in 2025
- Median ageBotswana: 22.9 years in 2023Namibia: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBotswana: 4% in 2023Namibia: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBotswana: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Namibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBotswana: 3.11% of GDP in 2025Namibia: 2.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBotswana: $242 in 2025Namibia: $134 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBotswana: 8.9% of government spending in 2025Namibia: 7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBotswana: 9,000 people in 2020Namibia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBotswana: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Namibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBotswana: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Namibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBotswana: 11 million TIV in 2024Namibia: 0 TIV in 2025