Botswana vs Namibia: Military expenditure

Botswana

7.70 billion current LCU

in 2024

Namibia

6.64 billion current LCU

in 2024

Botswana rank

107th

Namibia rank

110th

Military expenditure over time

Botswana currently reports 7.70 billion current LCU against 6.64 billion current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 1.05 billion current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 107th and Namibia ranks 110th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)