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Government Expenditure by Country

45 countries ranked highest to lowest · Data: 2026

Top 10

1Lesotho
55.1%
2Namibia
38.0%
3Seychelles
36.9%
4Botswana
33.4%
5South Africa
33.1%
6Eswatini
32.8%
7Eritrea
31.5%
8Mauritius
30.6%
9Mozambique
30.4%
10Malawi
30.1%
#CountryValue (% of GDP)YearPeak
1Lesotho55.1%202666.4% (2009)
2Namibia38.0%202643.7% (2015)
3Seychelles36.9%202646.7% (2020)
4Botswana33.4%202652.1% (2009)
5South Africa33.1%202634.6% (2020)
6Eswatini32.8%202634.5% (2015)
7Eritrea31.5%202676.6% (2005)
8Mauritius30.6%202632.5% (2024)
9Mozambique30.4%202639.7% (2014)
10Malawi30.1%202630.1% (2026)
11Senegal26.9%202636.2% (2022)
12Zambia26.7%202634.0% (2020)
13Gabon26.4%202634.7% (2013)
14Cabo Verde26.0%202635.7% (2010)
15Gambia, The25.7%202627.2% (2025)
16Rwanda25.2%202633.5% (2020)
17Mali25.0%202626.9% (2021)
18Burkina Faso24.9%202632.9% (2022)
19Kenya22.9%202625.4% (2016)
20Congo, Republic of 22.6%202648.6% (2014)
21Liberia22.6%202637.1% (2015)
22South Sudan, Republic of22.3%202697.0% (2017)
23Togo21.5%202626.6% (2023)
24Burundi21.2%202642.2% (2011)
25Uganda21.1%202622.0% (2021)
26Côte d'Ivoire20.9%202621.9% (2022)
27Tanzania20.5%202620.5% (2026)
28Guinea19.9%202621.7% (2015)
29São Tomé and Príncipe19.4%202660.6% (2004)
30Guinea-Bissau19.2%202625.0% (2020)
31Ghana19.0%202631.5% (2020)
32Comoros18.9%202620.1% (2019)
33Benin18.7%202619.9% (2022)
34Chad18.6%202619.8% (2009)
35Angola18.4%202647.2% (2008)
36Equatorial Guinea18.3%202641.6% (2015)
37Madagascar16.8%202621.7% (2004)
38Central African Republic16.6%202624.2% (2020)
39Congo, Dem. Rep. of the16.2%202618.3% (2022)
40Cameroon15.9%202620.2% (2016)
41Zimbabwe15.1%202619.8% (2017)
42Niger14.2%202624.3% (2021)
43Sierra Leone14.1%202616.8% (2021)
44Nigeria12.8%202613.0% (2004)
45Ethiopia12.6%202623.1% (2004)

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