Government expenditure (% of GDP) - South Sudan
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of South Sudan is 26.4 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 11.
South Sudan compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of South Sudan is similar to that of West Bank and Gaza, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Namibia, Finland, Aruba, Iceland, Belgium, Djibouti with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 30.3, 28.3, 28.2, 27.5, 27.5, 25.7, 25.6, 25.5, 25.2, 25.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.Last 4 years averageSouth Sudan had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.3 (% of GDP) in the last 4 years from (2008 to 2012).
South Sudan since the end of the Great RecessionSouth Sudan's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 85.7% since the end of the Great RecessionSouth Sudan since the end of the Second Sudanese Civil WarSouth Sudan's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 89.4% since the end of the Second Sudanese Civil War
South Sudan compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of South Sudan is similar to that of West Bank and Gaza, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Namibia, Finland, Aruba, Iceland, Belgium, Djibouti with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 30.3, 28.3, 28.2, 27.5, 27.5, 25.7, 25.6, 25.5, 25.2, 25.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.Last 4 years averageSouth Sudan had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.3 (% of GDP) in the last 4 years from (2008 to 2012).
South Sudan since the end of the Great RecessionSouth Sudan's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 85.7% since the end of the Great RecessionSouth Sudan since the end of the Second Sudanese Civil WarSouth Sudan's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 89.4% since the end of the Second Sudanese Civil War
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West Bank and Gaza | 6 | 30.3 |
Netherlands | 7 | 28.3 |
Denmark | 8 | 28.2 |
Sweden | 9 | 27.5 |
Namibia | 10 | 27.5 |
South Sudan | 11 | 26.4 |
Finland | 12 | 25.7 |
Aruba | 13 | 25.6 |
Iceland | 14 | 25.5 |
Belgium | 15 | 25.2 |
Djibouti | 16 | 25.1 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators