Eritrea — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2019 · 29 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Eritrea's combined government expenditure reading was 31.3% of GDP in 2019. The period change from 26.4% of GDP in 2018 was +4.9 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 32.4% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
201931.3 % of GDP
201826.4 % of GDP
201742.5 % of GDP
201630.9 % of GDP
201531.1 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2010
201421.6 % of GDP
201332.7 % of GDP
201233.3 % of GDP
201132.3 % of GDP
201042.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.