Zimbabwe — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 33 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.
Zimbabwe's central government expenditure reading was 7.5% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 7.86% of GDP in 2024 was −0.36 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 9.37% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 7.86 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 9.29 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 6.73 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 7.95 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 4.48 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 3.84 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 11 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 9.78 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 25.2 % of GDP |