Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Central African Republic

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 10.3%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 9 pp.

2025 10.3% +1.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 132
Period maximum 22.4%1964
Period minimum 6.4%2007

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Central African Republic, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 19.3%1962: 20.3%1964: 22.4%1966: 21.4%1968: 20%1970: 20.1%1972: 19%1974: 19.9%1976: 13.5%1978: 14.1%1980: 15.1%1982: 15.9%1984: 14.2%1986: 15.6%1988: 16.1%1990: 15.4%1992: 17.1%1994: 16.5%1996: 12.9%1998: 11.5%2000: 16.3%2002: 13.8%2004: 10.4%2006: 6.9%2008: 7.1%2010: 7.6%2012: 10.9%2014: 15.5%2016: 14.4%2018: 7.7%2020: 9.7%2022: 8.3%2024: 9.1%2025: 10.3%
Change over the period: −9 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 10.3%
Middle Africa computed 14.4%
Low-income countries computed 12.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.3 +1.2 pp
2024 9.1 +0.8 pp
2023 8.3 −0 pp
2022 8.3 −0.8 pp
2021 9.1 −0.5 pp
2020 9.7 +1.6 pp
2019 8 +0.3 pp
2018 7.7 −6.4 pp
2017 14.1 −0.3 pp
2016 14.4 −0.4 pp
2015 14.8 −0.8 pp
2014 15.5 −1.8 pp
2013 17.4 +6.4 pp
2012 10.9 +3.8 pp
2011 7.1 −0.5 pp
2010 7.6 +0.5 pp
2009 7.2 +0.1 pp
2008 7.1 +0.7 pp
2007 6.4 −0.5 pp
2006 6.9 −1.8 pp
2005 8.7 −1.7 pp
2004 10.4 +0.1 pp
2003 10.4 −3.5 pp
2002 13.8 −0.2 pp
2001 14 −2.3 pp
2000 16.3 −0.7 pp
1999 17 +5.5 pp
1998 11.5 −0.4 pp
1997 11.9 −1.1 pp
1996 12.9 −2 pp
1995 14.9 −1.6 pp
1994 16.5 +1.2 pp
1993 15.3 −1.9 pp
1992 17.1 +0.5 pp
1991 16.6 +1.3 pp
1990 15.4 −0.4 pp
1989 15.8 −0.3 pp
1988 16.1 −1.3 pp
1987 17.5 +1.9 pp
1986 15.6 +0.5 pp
1985 15.1 +0.9 pp
1984 14.2 −2.6 pp
1983 16.9 +1 pp
1982 15.9 +0.9 pp
1981 15 −0.2 pp
1980 15.1 −0.5 pp
1979 15.6 +1.6 pp
1978 14.1 +1.7 pp
1977 12.4 −1.2 pp
1976 13.5 −3.6 pp
1975 17.1 −2.8 pp
1974 19.9 +0.4 pp
1973 19.5 +0.6 pp
1972 19 +0 pp
1971 18.9 −1.2 pp
1970 20.1 +0 pp
1969 20 +0 pp
1968 20 −2.1 pp
1967 22.1 +0.7 pp
1966 21.4 −0.8 pp
1965 22.2 −0.2 pp
1964 22.4 +2.9 pp
1963 19.6 −0.8 pp
1962 20.3 +1.1 pp
1961 19.2 −0.1 pp
1960 19.3

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.