Vanuatu — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2023 · 36 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.
The central government expenditure reading for Vanuatu was 26.6% of GDP in 2023. The previous reading was 28.2% of GDP in 2022; the period change was −1.56 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 24.9% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2014–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 28.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 29.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 30.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 24.6 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2018 | 22.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 23.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 22 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 20.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 20.2 % of GDP |