Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Equatorial Guinea

Government expense in Equatorial Guinea in 2022 — 11.05%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 111. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 7.36 pp.

2022 11.05% +0.69 pp vs 2021
World rank 106of 111
Period maximum 12.25%2020
Period minimum 3.43%2007

Trend over time

2006–2022 · % of GDP

Government expense — Equatorial Guinea, 2006–20220510152006200820102012201420162018202020222006: 3.69%2007: 3.43%2008: 4.16%2009: 4.87%2010: 5.62%2011: 4.97%2012: 7.13%2013: 8.04%2014: 7.09%2015: 9.94%2016: 10.25%2017: 9.9%2018: 10.32%2019: 11.41%2020: 12.25%2021: 10.36%2022: 11.05%
Change over the period: +7.36 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Equatorial Guinea 11.05%
World 28.49%
Government expense — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 11.05 +0.69 pp
2021 10.36 −1.9 pp
2020 12.25 +0.84 pp
2019 11.41 +1.09 pp
2018 10.32 +0.42 pp
2017 9.9 −0.34 pp
2016 10.25 +0.3 pp
2015 9.94 +2.85 pp
2014 7.09 −0.95 pp
2013 8.04 +0.91 pp
2012 7.13 +2.16 pp
2011 4.97 −0.65 pp
2010 5.62 +0.76 pp
2009 4.87 +0.71 pp
2008 4.16 +0.73 pp
2007 3.43 −0.26 pp
2006 3.69

Middle Africa, 2022

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About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.