Rwanda — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2023 · 45 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.

In Rwanda, the central government expenditure reading was 17.6% of GDP in 2023, compared with 18.3% of GDP in 2022. The period change was −0.66 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 17.8% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2023

PeriodValue
202317.6 % of GDP
202218.3 % of GDP
202118.9 % of GDP
202020.1 % of GDP
201918 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2014
201817.4 % of GDP
201717.3 % of GDP
201617.1 % of GDP
201516.2 % of GDP
201416.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.