Government expenditure (% of GDP) - The Gambia
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of The Gambia is 9.54 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 159.
The Gambia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of The Gambia is similar to that of Singapore, Sierra Leone, Congo, Nepal, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, New Caledonia, Hong Kong SAR, China, Libya, Uganda with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 10.19, 10.11, 9.99, 9.94, 9.57, 9.51, 9.40, 9.31, 9.30, 9.16 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164.Last 10 years averageThe Gambia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.79 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
The Gambia during the Great RecessionThe Gambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 17.1% during the Great RecessionThe Gambia since the end of the Great RecessionThe Gambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 2.75% since the end of the Great Recession
The Gambia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of The Gambia is similar to that of Singapore, Sierra Leone, Congo, Nepal, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, New Caledonia, Hong Kong SAR, China, Libya, Uganda with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 10.19, 10.11, 9.99, 9.94, 9.57, 9.51, 9.40, 9.31, 9.30, 9.16 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164.Last 10 years averageThe Gambia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.79 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
The Gambia during the Great RecessionThe Gambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 17.1% during the Great RecessionThe Gambia since the end of the Great RecessionThe Gambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 2.75% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 13.08 |
1992 | 14.16 |
1993 | 14.54 |
1994 | 11.35 |
1995 | 11.57 |
1996 | 11.44 |
1997 | 11.27 |
1998 | 9.99 |
1999 | 10.34 |
2000 | 11.23 |
2001 | 11.37 |
2002 | 9.92 |
2003 | 8.75 |
2004 | 7.11 |
2005 | 7.73 |
2006 | 7.93 |
2007 | 7.83 |
2008 | 9.63 |
2009 | 9.29 |
2010 | 9.53 |
2011 | 9.61 |
2012 | 9.54 |
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Singapore | 154 | 10.19 |
Sierra Leone | 155 | 10.11 |
Congo | 156 | 9.99 |
Nepal | 157 | 9.94 |
Togo | 158 | 9.57 |
The Gambia | 159 | 9.54 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 160 | 9.51 |
New Caledonia | 161 | 9.40 |
Hong Kong SAR, China | 162 | 9.31 |
Libya | 163 | 9.30 |
Uganda | 164 | 9.16 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators