Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Burundi

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Burundi in 2025 — 20.6%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18 pp.

2025 20.6% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 132
Period maximum 26%2020
Period minimum 2.6%1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Burundi, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.7%1962: 3.3%1964: 5.4%1966: 7.1%1968: 7.8%1970: 9.8%1972: 12.9%1974: 12.6%1976: 8.7%1978: 13.8%1980: 9.2%1982: 10.7%1984: 7.8%1986: 9.8%1988: 10.7%1990: 10.8%1992: 19.2%1994: 17.4%1996: 20%1998: 17.1%2000: 14.9%2002: 14.7%2004: 19.2%2006: 15.2%2008: 20.2%2010: 21.9%2012: 23.4%2014: 25.9%2016: 23.7%2018: 24%2020: 26%2022: 25.7%2024: 21.2%2025: 20.6%
Change over the period: +18 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burundi

Burundi 20.6%
Eastern Africa computed 10.7%
Low-income countries computed 12.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.6 −0.6 pp
2024 21.2 −2.4 pp
2023 23.6 −2.2 pp
2022 25.7 +0.8 pp
2021 24.9 −1.1 pp
2020 26 +1.6 pp
2019 24.4 +0.5 pp
2018 24 −0.1 pp
2017 24.1 +0.4 pp
2016 23.7 −1.1 pp
2015 24.8 −1.1 pp
2014 25.9 +1.2 pp
2013 24.7 +1.3 pp
2012 23.4 +0.5 pp
2011 22.9 +1 pp
2010 21.9 +2.1 pp
2009 19.8 −0.4 pp
2008 20.2 +1.2 pp
2007 19 +3.8 pp
2006 15.2 +1.1 pp
2005 14.1 −5.1 pp
2004 19.2 +1.8 pp
2003 17.5 +2.7 pp
2002 14.7 −0.8 pp
2001 15.5 +0.7 pp
2000 14.9 −3.3 pp
1999 18.2 +1 pp
1998 17.1 +0.4 pp
1997 16.8 −3.2 pp
1996 20 +0.9 pp
1995 19.1 +1.6 pp
1994 17.4 −3.1 pp
1993 20.5 +1.3 pp
1992 19.2 +8.5 pp
1991 10.8 −0 pp
1990 10.8 +0.6 pp
1989 10.2 −0.5 pp
1988 10.7 +1 pp
1987 9.7 −0.1 pp
1986 9.8 +2 pp
1985 7.8 +0 pp
1984 7.8 −0.5 pp
1983 8.3 −2.3 pp
1982 10.7 +1.6 pp
1981 9.1 −0.1 pp
1980 9.2 −3.6 pp
1979 12.8 −0.9 pp
1978 13.8 +2.6 pp
1977 11.2 +2.4 pp
1976 8.7 −2.8 pp
1975 11.5 −1 pp
1974 12.6 +1 pp
1973 11.6 −1.3 pp
1972 12.9 +2.3 pp
1971 10.6 +0.8 pp
1970 9.8 +1.5 pp
1969 8.3 +0.5 pp
1968 7.8 +0.5 pp
1967 7.3 +0.2 pp
1966 7.1 +0.2 pp
1965 6.9 +1.6 pp
1964 5.4 +0.9 pp
1963 4.5 +1.2 pp
1962 3.3 +0.7 pp
1961 2.6 −0.1 pp
1960 2.7

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.