Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.83 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	568,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	9,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	11,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	No authoritative open source found
Military & security forces	Botswana Defense Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Arm Command, Defense Logistics Command (2025); note: note 1: both the BDF and the Botswana Police Service (BPS) report to the Ministry of Defense, Justice and Security; the BPS has primary responsibility for internal securitynote 2: the Ground Force Command includes a marine unit with boats and river craft for patrolling Botswana's internal waterways and supporting anti-poaching operationsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-24 years of age (men and women) for general recruits and officer candidates; 18-40 for special entrant officers; no conscription (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	11,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	No authoritative open source found
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.83 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	568,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]