Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Gabon

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Gabon in 2025 — 11.2%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.4 pp.

2025 11.2% +0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 132
Period maximum 25.8%1986
Period minimum 9.3%1974

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Gabon, 1960–20255101520253019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.8%1962: 10.2%1964: 11.5%1966: 11.9%1968: 14%1970: 19.7%1972: 17.7%1974: 9.3%1976: 10.6%1978: 13.7%1980: 13.2%1982: 15.7%1984: 18.3%1986: 25.8%1988: 19.8%1990: 13.4%1992: 15.5%1994: 12%1996: 11.2%1998: 15.5%2000: 9.6%2002: 16.5%2004: 15%2006: 13.3%2008: 12.4%2010: 13.5%2012: 14%2014: 14.8%2016: 14.6%2018: 10.6%2020: 13.1%2022: 10.8%2024: 10.3%2025: 11.2%
Change over the period: +1.4 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 11.2%
Middle Africa computed 14.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.2 +0.9 pp
2024 10.3 −1.2 pp
2023 11.5 +0.7 pp
2022 10.8 −1 pp
2021 11.8 −1.3 pp
2020 13.1 +2.2 pp
2019 11 +0.4 pp
2018 10.6 −2.7 pp
2017 13.2 −1.4 pp
2016 14.6 −0.2 pp
2015 14.8 −0 pp
2014 14.8 +0.4 pp
2013 14.5 +0.4 pp
2012 14 +1.2 pp
2011 12.8 −0.7 pp
2010 13.5 −2.6 pp
2009 16.1 +3.7 pp
2008 12.4 −1.2 pp
2007 13.7 +0.3 pp
2006 13.3 +0.8 pp
2005 12.5 −2.5 pp
2004 15 −1.2 pp
2003 16.2 −0.3 pp
2002 16.5 +0.5 pp
2001 16 +6.4 pp
2000 9.6 −2.2 pp
1999 11.8 −3.7 pp
1998 15.5 +4.7 pp
1997 10.8 −0.4 pp
1996 11.2 −0.5 pp
1995 11.8 −0.2 pp
1994 12 −3.3 pp
1993 15.3 −0.2 pp
1992 15.5 +1.2 pp
1991 14.3 +0.9 pp
1990 13.4 −0.8 pp
1989 14.2 −5.6 pp
1988 19.8 −4.8 pp
1987 24.6 −1.2 pp
1986 25.8 +5.4 pp
1985 20.4 +2.1 pp
1984 18.3 +1.1 pp
1983 17.2 +1.5 pp
1982 15.7 +1.5 pp
1981 14.2 +1 pp
1980 13.2 +1.1 pp
1979 12.1 −1.6 pp
1978 13.7 −4.4 pp
1977 18.1 +7.5 pp
1976 10.6 −1.7 pp
1975 12.2 +3 pp
1974 9.3 −6.3 pp
1973 15.6 −2.1 pp
1972 17.7 −1 pp
1971 18.7 −0.9 pp
1970 19.7 +5.6 pp
1969 14 +0 pp
1968 14 +0.4 pp
1967 13.6 +1.7 pp
1966 11.9 +0.6 pp
1965 11.4 −0.2 pp
1964 11.5 −2.6 pp
1963 14.1 +3.9 pp
1962 10.2 −0.1 pp
1961 10.3 +0.5 pp
1960 9.8

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.