Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Eritrea
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Eritrea is 21.1 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 32.
Eritrea compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Eritrea is similar to that of Canada, United Kingdom, Iraq, Angola, Bhutan, Zimbabwe, Czech Republic, Moldova, Malta, Japan with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 21.7, 21.3, 21.3, 21.1, 21.1, 20.8, 20.7, 20.6, 20.5, 20.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.Last 10 years averageEritrea had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 31.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2001 to 2011).
Eritrea during the Great RecessionEritrea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 22.4% during the Great RecessionEritrea since the end of the Great RecessionEritrea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 4.80% since the end of the Great Recession
Eritrea compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Eritrea is similar to that of Canada, United Kingdom, Iraq, Angola, Bhutan, Zimbabwe, Czech Republic, Moldova, Malta, Japan with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 21.7, 21.3, 21.3, 21.1, 21.1, 20.8, 20.7, 20.6, 20.5, 20.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.Last 10 years averageEritrea had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 31.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2001 to 2011).
Eritrea during the Great RecessionEritrea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 22.4% during the Great RecessionEritrea since the end of the Great RecessionEritrea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 4.80% since the end of the Great Recession
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1992 | 21.8 |
1993 | 31.2 |
1994 | 30.2 |
1995 | 43.9 |
1996 | 38.7 |
1997 | 29.9 |
1998 | 52.3 |
1999 | 69.5 |
2000 | 54.8 |
2001 | 42.6 |
2002 | 39.7 |
2003 | 46.6 |
2004 | 36.6 |
2005 | 35.2 |
2006 | 25.9 |
2007 | 25.6 |
2008 | 26.4 |
2009 | 20.1 |
2010 | 23.9 |
2011 | 21.1 |
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Canada | 27 | 21.7 |
United Kingdom | 28 | 21.3 |
Iraq | 29 | 21.3 |
Angola | 30 | 21.1 |
Bhutan | 31 | 21.1 |
Eritrea | 32 | 21.1 |
Zimbabwe | 33 | 20.8 |
Czech Republic | 34 | 20.7 |
Moldova | 35 | 20.6 |
Malta | 36 | 20.5 |
Japan | 37 | 20.5 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators