Central government expense in Ethiopia
Central government expense in Ethiopia was equal to 6.1% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Ethiopia, 2023
6.1%
Change from 2022
−1.2percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in Ethiopia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.1% | – |
| 2022 | 7.3% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2 percentage points from 7.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 10.2%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.