Central government expense in Zimbabwe
Central government expense in Zimbabwe was equal to 11.0% of GDP in 2018.
The latest value for Zimbabwe is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Zimbabwe, 2018
11.0%
Change from 2017
+1.2percentage points
World, 2018
26.1%
Central government expense in Zimbabwe 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 | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | – | 33.4% |
| 2019 | – | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | – | 26.8% |
| 2013 | – | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 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 9.8% in 2017.
- Since 2009, when it was 9.5%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2018 was 26.1%.