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Rwanda — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 47 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 15.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 17.1% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.37 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 17.7% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
202515.7 % of GDP
202417.1 % of GDP
202317.4 % of GDP
202218.3 % of GDP
202118.9 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2016
202020.1 % of GDP
201918 % of GDP
201817.4 % of GDP
201717.3 % of GDP
201617.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.