Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Equatorial Guinea
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Equatorial Guinea is 6.89 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 177.
Equatorial Guinea compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Equatorial Guinea is similar to that of Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, Macao SAR, China, Guinea-Bissau, Romania, Vietnam, Cambodia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.59, 7.66, 7.66, 7.16, 6.90, 6.53, 6.43, 6.21, 6.15, 6.02 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182.Last 10 years averageEquatorial Guinea had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 4.63 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Equatorial Guinea during the Great RecessionEquatorial Guinea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 38.0% during the Great RecessionEquatorial Guinea since the end of the Great RecessionEquatorial Guinea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 37.1% since the end of the Great Recession
Equatorial Guinea compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Equatorial Guinea is similar to that of Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, Macao SAR, China, Guinea-Bissau, Romania, Vietnam, Cambodia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.59, 7.66, 7.66, 7.16, 6.90, 6.53, 6.43, 6.21, 6.15, 6.02 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182.Last 10 years averageEquatorial Guinea had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 4.63 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Equatorial Guinea during the Great RecessionEquatorial Guinea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 38.0% during the Great RecessionEquatorial Guinea since the end of the Great RecessionEquatorial Guinea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 37.1% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 16.69 |
1992 | 17.83 |
1993 | 24.93 |
1994 | 14.89 |
1995 | 18.30 |
1996 | 18.46 |
1997 | 12.94 |
1998 | 21.73 |
1999 | 10.21 |
2000 | 6.58 |
2001 | 4.64 |
2002 | 7.33 |
2003 | 5.41 |
2004 | 4.19 |
2005 | 3.90 |
2006 | 3.64 |
2007 | 3.51 |
2008 | 2.75 |
2009 | 5.03 |
2010 | 5.26 |
2011 | 5.02 |
2012 | 5.29 |
2013 | 6.89 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators