General government total expenditure as a share of GDP. Source: IMF Macro-Financial Indicators. Retrieved 29 Jun 2026.
| Period | Government Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 16.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% |
| 2021 | 13.8% |
| 2020 | 12.1% |
| 2019 | 14% |
| 2018 | 11.9% |
| 2017 | 10.7% |
| 2016 | 14.3% |
| 2015 | 16% |
| 2014 | 13.7% |
| 2013 | 11.9% |
| Country | Government Spending (% of GDP) | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12.3% | 2024 |
| Kenya | 23.3% | 2024 |
| South Africa | 33% | 2024 |
| Ghana | 23.2% | 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 9.5% | 2024 |
37 countries carry a recent general government expenditure as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Democratic Republic of the Congo, grouped by topic.