Rwanda — 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 Rwanda was 14.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 16.1% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −1.62 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 15.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
202514.5 % of GDP
202416.1 % of GDP
202315.8 % of GDP
202216.5 % of GDP
202116.7 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2012
202015.9 % of GDP
201915.6 % of GDP
201814.7 % of GDP
201715.2 % of GDP
201615.2 % of GDP
201514 % of GDP
201414.5 % of GDP
201313 % of GDP
201213.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.