Botswana

Sub-Saharan Africa · Gaborone

Rank #123 of 173

27.5Strength score

Photos

Soldiers and civilians complete disaster management workshop in Botswana (4499993140) — Soldiers and civilians complete disaster management workshop in Botswana (4499993140)US Army Africa from Vicenza, Italy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Botswana Air Force Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV Gulfstream IV Zammit — Botswana Air Force Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV Gulfstream IV ZammitGordon Zammit · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance73
Air power—
Manpower61
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $614M #103
Budget as % of GDP: 3.11% #33
Spending per person: $240 #58
GDP: $19.9B #133
Population: 2,562,122 #141

Manpower

Active personnel: 9,000 (World Bank figure) #137
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 9,000 #137

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Weapons Botswana uses (1)

Northrop F-5

Northrop F-5Fighter aircraft

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)