Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Ethiopia
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Ethiopia is 7.16 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 175.
Ethiopia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Ethiopia is similar to that of Gabon, Turkmenistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates, Equatorial Guinea, Macao SAR, China, Guinea-Bissau, Romania with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.87, 8.86, 8.59, 7.66, 7.66, 6.90, 6.89, 6.53, 6.43, 6.21 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180.Last 10 years averageEthiopia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 11.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Ethiopia during the Great RecessionEthiopia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 27.2% during the Great RecessionEthiopia since the end of the Great RecessionEthiopia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 24.6% since the end of the Great Recession
Ethiopia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Ethiopia is similar to that of Gabon, Turkmenistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates, Equatorial Guinea, Macao SAR, China, Guinea-Bissau, Romania with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.87, 8.86, 8.59, 7.66, 7.66, 6.90, 6.89, 6.53, 6.43, 6.21 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180.Last 10 years averageEthiopia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 11.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Ethiopia during the Great RecessionEthiopia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 27.2% during the Great RecessionEthiopia since the end of the Great RecessionEthiopia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 24.6% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 11.79 |
1992 | 7.73 |
1993 | 7.80 |
1994 | 9.50 |
1995 | 9.03 |
1996 | 8.89 |
1997 | 9.12 |
1998 | 12.82 |
1999 | 17.11 |
2000 | 19.13 |
2001 | 15.67 |
2002 | 15.87 |
2003 | 14.35 |
2004 | 13.97 |
2005 | 13.26 |
2006 | 13.07 |
2007 | 11.24 |
2008 | 10.50 |
2009 | 9.51 |
2010 | 9.19 |
2011 | 8.64 |
2012 | 7.16 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators