Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Eritrea

Eritrea: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 31.26 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.26
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
85th
of 195 countries
All-time high
106.06
in 1999
All-time low
21.6
in 2014
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Eritrea, 1993–2019

204060801001993200620191993: 67.21994: 50.41995: 81.21996: 68.61997: 60.11998: 881999: 106.12000: 84.72001: 59.52002: 60.12003: 58.12004: 57.12005: 76.62006: 50.52007: 51.22008: 69.42009: 44.92010: 42.42011: 32.32012: 33.32013: 32.72014: 21.62015: 31.12016: 30.92017: 42.52018: 26.42019: 31.3

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 31.26 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2019.

That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Eritrea peaked at 106.06 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 2014.

Eritrea ranks 85th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Eritrea, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 67.22
1994 50.35 -25.1%
1995 81.2 +61.2%
1996 68.65 -15.5%
1997 60.15 -12.4%
1998 87.99 +46.3%
1999 106.06 +20.5%
2000 84.75 -20.1%
2001 59.53 -29.8%
2002 60.07 +0.9%
2003 58.14 -3.2%
2004 57.05 -1.9%
2005 76.57 +34.2%
2006 50.47 -34.1%
2007 51.2 +1.4%
2008 69.39 +35.5%
2009 44.94 -35.2%
2010 42.44 -5.5%
2011 32.25 -24.0%
2012 33.32 +3.3%
2013 32.73 -1.8%
2014 21.6 -34.0%
2015 31.08 +43.9%
2016 30.94 -0.5%
2017 42.49 +37.4%
2018 26.36 -38.0%
2019 31.26 +18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.52 50.35 106.06 7
2000s 61.21 44.94 84.75 10
2010s 32.45 21.6 42.49 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 82 Algeria 31.53 compare
  2. 83 Trinidad and Tobago 31.35 compare
  3. 84 Morocco 31.31 compare
  4. 86 Eswatini 30.88 compare
  5. 87 Albania 30.56 compare
  6. 88 Jordan 30.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Eritrea?
Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Eritrea was 31.26 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 106.06 in 1999.
What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 2014.
How does Eritrea rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
213 places, 7,647 data points, 1991–2030
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