Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Eritrea
Eritrea: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 31.26 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Eritrea, 1993–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More public sector data for Eritrea
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.75 % change on previous year (2005)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.81 current USD per person (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.2087 current USD per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.44 % change on previous year (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 181.58 million current USD (2003)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 33.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2007)
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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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October