Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Equatorial Guinea

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 32.4%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 132. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 29.7 pp.

2025 32.4% +6.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 3of 132
Period maximum 32.4%2025
Period minimum 2.7%2005

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2025010203040200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 2.7%2006: 7.3%2007: 7.7%2008: 6.7%2009: 11.1%2010: 11.7%2011: 11.8%2012: 11.6%2013: 15.5%2014: 16%2015: 21.9%2016: 25.3%2017: 23.7%2018: 23.5%2019: 25.5%2020: 28.4%2021: 25.5%2022: 22.2%2023: 26.6%2024: 25.9%2025: 32.4%
Change over the period: +29.7 pp Annual average: 1.48 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Equatorial Guinea 32.4%
Middle Africa computed 14.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.4 +6.5 pp
2024 25.9 −0.6 pp
2023 26.6 +4.4 pp
2022 22.2 −3.3 pp
2021 25.5 −2.9 pp
2020 28.4 +3 pp
2019 25.5 +1.9 pp
2018 23.5 −0.2 pp
2017 23.7 −1.6 pp
2016 25.3 +3.4 pp
2015 21.9 +6 pp
2014 16 +0.5 pp
2013 15.5 +3.9 pp
2012 11.6 −0.2 pp
2011 11.8 +0.1 pp
2010 11.7 +0.6 pp
2009 11.1 +4.5 pp
2008 6.7 −1 pp
2007 7.7 +0.4 pp
2006 7.3 +4.5 pp
2005 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.