Ethiopia — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2030 · 71 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.

The combined government expenditure reading for Ethiopia was 12% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 9.54% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +2.47 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 14.1% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2016–2030

PeriodValue
203013.6 % of GDP
202913.4 % of GDP
202813.3 % of GDP
202713 % of GDP
202612.6 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2016
202512 % of GDP
20249.54 % of GDP
202310.8 % of GDP
202212.7 % of GDP
202113.8 % of GDP
202014.5 % of GDP
201915.4 % of GDP
201816.1 % of GDP
201718 % of GDP
201617.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.