Ethiopia — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2025 · 66 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for Ethiopia was 6.22% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 5.36% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.86 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 8.37% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1960–2025
- All 3 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2012–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.22 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 5.36 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 6.12 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 7.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 8.42 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2020 | 8.41 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 9.71 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 10.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 11.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 10.1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 10.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 9.55 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 10.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 8.47 % of GDP |