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Jordan: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1959–2023 · 54 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2023
31.3%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−0.8 pointsfrom 32.2%
Record high and low
42.7% (1979)low 20.7% (1972)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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20%25%30%35%40%45%1960197019801990200020102020JordanJordan
Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202331.3
202232.2
202131.7
201829.7
201327.8
201230.4
201130.4
201027.9
200930.8
200830.7

Sources

  • Mitchell1959–2010
  • World Development Indicators1990–2023
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics2008–2023

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Jordan documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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