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South Sudan: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2011–2024 · 14 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2024
18.9%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−2.3 pointsfrom 21.3%
Average, 2015–2024
38.3%10 years
Record high and low
59.2% (2018)low 18.9% (2024)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203126.6Forecast
203026.6Forecast
202926.6Forecast
202826.9Forecast
202726.8Forecast
202626.8Forecast
202518.4Forecast
202418.9
202321.3
202229.5
202144.1
202034.1
201947.9
201859.2
201742.2
201652.0
201533.7

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

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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