Government expenditure (% of GDP) - São Tomé and Principe

Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of São Tomé and Principe is 13.5 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 119.
São Tomé and Principe compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of São Tomé and Principe is similar to that of Thailand, Ecuador, Niger, Malaysia, Uruguay, Bolivia, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Chile with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.8, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.5, 13.2, 13.1, 13.0, 12.4 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124.Last 10 years averageSão Tomé and Principe had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.4 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
São Tomé and Principe during the Great RecessionSão Tomé and Principe's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 22.0% during the Great RecessionSão Tomé and Principe since the end of the Great RecessionSão Tomé and Principe's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 15.3% since the end of the Great Recession

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators