Gambia — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1960–2025 · 66 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest government consumption reading for the Gambia was 14.9% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 13.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.97 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 9.9% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
202514.9 % of GDP
202413.9 % of GDP
202312.6 % of GDP
20228.24 % of GDP
20219.62 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2012
20208.86 % of GDP
20198.12 % of GDP
20186.74 % of GDP
20177.75 % of GDP
20168.32 % of GDP
20158.21 % of GDP
20148.71 % of GDP
20139.14 % of GDP
20128.94 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.