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South Sudan: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2011–2025 · 15 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2025
26.7%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
+2.8 pointsfrom 23.8%
Average, 2016–2025
39.4%10 years
Record high and low
64.0% (2017)low 21.0% (2011)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202526.7
202423.8
202323.8
202227.6
202144.1
202034.1
201947.9
201848.6
201764.0
201653.8

Sources

  • African Development Bank2011–2025

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South Sudan 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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