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Sudan: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1955–2023 · 69 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2023
4.61%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−5.0 pointsfrom 9.57%
Average, 2014–2023
8.86%10 years
Record high and low
48.2% (1992)low 4.39% (2021)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20318.13Forecast
20308.20Forecast
20298.11Forecast
20287.78Forecast
20277.79Forecast
20265.08Forecast
20253.53Forecast
20243.68Forecast
20234.61
20229.57
20214.39
20204.83
20199.32
201813.2
201710.3
201610.2
201510.8
201411.2

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

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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