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Guinea-Bissau Government Spending (% of GDP)

20.4%as of 2024-7.0% vs 2023

General government total expenditure as a share of GDP. Source: IMF MACRO FINANCIAL. Retrieved June 29, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodGovernment Spending (% of GDP)
202420.4%
202321.9%
202221.3%
202125%
202025%
201918.8%
201819.5%
201718.1%
201620.5%
201521.5%
201423%
201312.4%

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=GW&metric_key=government_expenditure_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Government Spending (% of GDP) across Africa

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CountryGovernment Spending (% of GDP)Period
Nigeria12.3%2024
Kenya23.3%2024
South Africa33%2024
Ghana23.2%2024
Ethiopia9.5%2024

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