Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Sudan

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Sudan in 2025 — 17.9%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.2 pp.

2025 17.9% +1.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 54of 132
Period maximum 21.8%1969
Period minimum 4.8%1994

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Sudan, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.7%1962: 11.3%1964: 14.3%1966: 19.2%1968: 21%1970: 21%1972: 18%1974: 14.1%1976: 12.1%1978: 12%1980: 15.9%1982: 9.9%1984: 9.6%1986: 13.8%1988: 7%1990: 5.8%1992: 7.3%1994: 4.8%1996: 5.6%1998: 6.2%2000: 9.1%2002: 8.5%2004: 12.3%2006: 10.9%2008: 10.1%2010: 9.5%2012: 6.5%2014: 6.1%2016: 5.6%2018: 6.7%2020: 14.4%2022: 17.9%2024: 16.6%2025: 17.9%
Change over the period: +8.2 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Sudan 17.9%
Northern Africa computed 14.3%
Low-income countries computed 12.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.9 +1.3 pp
2024 16.6 −0.8 pp
2023 17.4 −0.4 pp
2022 17.9 +6.9 pp
2021 11 −3.5 pp
2020 14.4 +8.3 pp
2019 6.2 −0.5 pp
2018 6.7 +0.3 pp
2017 6.4 +0.8 pp
2016 5.6 −0.6 pp
2015 6.2 +0.1 pp
2014 6.1 −0.3 pp
2013 6.4 −0.1 pp
2012 6.5 +0.2 pp
2011 6.3 −3.2 pp
2010 9.5 −1.9 pp
2009 11.4 +1.2 pp
2008 10.1 −1 pp
2007 11.1 +0.2 pp
2006 10.9 +0.5 pp
2005 10.4 −1.9 pp
2004 12.3 +2.2 pp
2003 10.1 +1.7 pp
2002 8.5 −0.2 pp
2001 8.7 −0.4 pp
2000 9.1 +2.6 pp
1999 6.5 +0.3 pp
1998 6.2 +0.8 pp
1997 5.4 −0.1 pp
1996 5.6 +0.1 pp
1995 5.5 +0.7 pp
1994 4.8 −0.8 pp
1993 5.6 −1.7 pp
1992 7.3 −1.4 pp
1991 8.7 +2.9 pp
1990 5.8 −1.2 pp
1989 7 −0 pp
1988 7 −5.8 pp
1987 12.8 −1 pp
1986 13.8 +1.4 pp
1985 12.4 +2.7 pp
1984 9.6 +0.2 pp
1983 9.4 −0.4 pp
1982 9.9 −3.1 pp
1981 13 −2.9 pp
1980 15.9 +1.4 pp
1979 14.4 +2.4 pp
1978 12 +0.4 pp
1977 11.7 −0.5 pp
1976 12.1 −0.9 pp
1975 13 −1.1 pp
1974 14.1 −2.1 pp
1973 16.1 −1.9 pp
1972 18 −1.2 pp
1971 19.2 −1.8 pp
1970 21 −0.8 pp
1969 21.8 +0.8 pp
1968 21 +1.5 pp
1967 19.4 +0.2 pp
1966 19.2 +3.7 pp
1965 15.6 +1.2 pp
1964 14.3 +1.7 pp
1963 12.6 +1.4 pp
1962 11.3 +0.8 pp
1961 10.5 +0.8 pp
1960 9.7

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.