Sierra Leone — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1961–2025 · 65 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.

Sierra Leone's government consumption reading was 5.95% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 5.62% of GDP in 2024 was +0.33 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 6.81% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2013–2025

PeriodValue
20255.95 % of GDP
20245.62 % of GDP
20235.5 % of GDP
20226.68 % of GDP
20218.07 % of GDP
8 earlier values, back to 2013
20207.76 % of GDP
20197.03 % of GDP
20186.51 % of GDP
20177.11 % of GDP
20167.83 % of GDP
20156.75 % of GDP
20145.09 % of GDP
20136.02 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.