Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Sudan

Government expense in Sudan in 2016 — 9.73%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 145. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 667.58 pp.

2016 9.73% −0.99 pp vs 2015
World rank 141of 145
Period maximum 758.96%1999
Period minimum 9.73%2016

Trend over time

1998–2016 · % of GDP

Government expense — Sudan, 1998–2016020040060080019982000200220042006200820102012201420161998: 677.31%1999: 758.96%2009: 15.67%2010: 14.13%2012: 11.64%2013: 11.52%2014: 11.43%2015: 10.71%2016: 9.73%
Change over the period: −667.58 pp Annual average: -37.09 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Sudan 9.73%
World 26.56%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 20.88%
Government expense — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 9.73 −0.99 pp
2015 10.71 −0.72 pp
2014 11.43 −0.09 pp
2013 11.52 −0.12 pp
2012 11.64
2010 14.13 −1.54 pp
2009 15.67
1999 758.96 +81.65 pp
1998 677.31

Northern Africa, 2016

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

MA Morocco 22.77 SD Sudan 9.73

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.