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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 12.2%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 169. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2024 12.2% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 128of 169
Period maximum 27.5%1988
Period minimum 2%2008

Trend over time

1960–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10.5%1962: 12.1%1964: 11.7%1966: 12%1968: 12.2%1970: 11%1972: 10.4%1974: 11.2%1976: 13.9%1978: 18%1980: 18.5%1982: 18.6%1984: 20%1986: 20.6%1988: 27.5%1990: 19.4%1992: 24.2%1994: 16.7%1996: 16.9%1998: 15.8%2000: 24.3%2002: 17.9%2004: 21%2006: 5.9%2008: 2%2010: 15.3%2012: 20%2014: 19.6%2016: 18.1%2018: 10.4%2020: 6%2022: 11.2%2024: 12.2%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 12.2%
World 16.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa 17.2%
Eastern Africa computed 10.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 11.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.2 +0.2 pp
2023 12 +0.8 pp
2022 11.2 +1 pp
2021 10.2 +4.3 pp
2020 6 +1.2 pp
2019 4.8 −5.6 pp
2018 10.4 −1.3 pp
2017 11.7 −6.5 pp
2016 18.1 −0.8 pp
2015 18.9 −0.7 pp
2014 19.6 +1.1 pp
2013 18.4 −1.6 pp
2012 20 +1.2 pp
2011 18.8 +3.5 pp
2010 15.3 +5.9 pp
2009 9.4 +7.4 pp
2008 2 −1.2 pp
2007 3.2 −2.7 pp
2006 5.9 −9.3 pp
2005 15.2 −5.8 pp
2004 21 +3.1 pp
2003 17.9 −0 pp
2002 17.9 +0.2 pp
2001 17.7 −6.6 pp
2000 24.3 +6.5 pp
1999 17.8 +2 pp
1998 15.8 −0.5 pp
1997 16.3 −0.6 pp
1996 16.9 −1.1 pp
1995 18 +1.3 pp
1994 16.7 +1.7 pp
1993 14.9 −9.2 pp
1992 24.2 +8 pp
1991 16.1 −3.3 pp
1990 19.4 +0.8 pp
1989 18.7 −8.8 pp
1988 27.5 +4.1 pp
1987 23.4 +2.7 pp
1986 20.6 +0.4 pp
1985 20.2 +0.2 pp
1984 20 +2.7 pp
1983 17.3 −1.3 pp
1982 18.6 +2.4 pp
1981 16.2 −2.3 pp
1980 18.5 +0.6 pp
1979 17.9 −0.1 pp
1978 18 +1.6 pp
1977 16.4 +2.5 pp
1976 13.9 +1.8 pp
1975 12.1 +0.9 pp
1974 11.2 +0.3 pp
1973 10.9 +0.5 pp
1972 10.4 −0.4 pp
1971 10.8 −0.2 pp
1970 11 −0.2 pp
1969 11.2 −1 pp
1968 12.2 +0.4 pp
1967 11.8 −0.2 pp
1966 12 +0.8 pp
1965 11.2 −0.5 pp
1964 11.7 −1.2 pp
1963 12.9 +0.8 pp
1962 12.1 +0.4 pp
1961 11.6 +1.1 pp
1960 10.5 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

SC Seychelles 24.3 BI Burundi 21.2 MW Malawi 19 MZ Mozambique 18.4 DJ Djibouti 17.1 RW Rwanda 16.7 MU Mauritius 15 MG Madagascar 14.8 ZM Zambia 12.7 ZW Zimbabwe 12.2 KE Kenya 11.2 UG Uganda 10 TZ Tanzania 9.1 KM Comoros 8.9 SO Somalia 7.8 ET Ethiopia 5.5
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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.

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