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Vanuatu: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1981–2024 · 44 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2024
33.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−5.8 pointsfrom 38.9%
Average, 2015–2024
35.4%10 years
Record high and low
38.9% (2023)low 16.5% (2005)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203130.7Forecast
203030.6Forecast
202930.9Forecast
202831.1Forecast
202731.5Forecast
202632.3Forecast
202535.5Forecast
202433.1
202338.9
202238.5
202138.6
202038.8
201935.1
201829.4
201732.7
201631.2
201538.1

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Vanuatu 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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