Egypt (2015)
30.2
% of GDP
-2.7pp YoY
YoY Change
-2.7pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
201530.2-2.7pp
201432.9+0.7pp
201332.2+3.5pp
201228.7-0.5pp
201129.2+0.3pp
201028.9-1.2pp
200930.1-0.2pp
200830.3+1pp
200729.3-3.4pp
200632.8+5.4pp
200527.4+0.5pp
200426.9-0.4pp
200327.3+0.1pp
200227.3+3pp
199724.2-2.7pp
199627-1.2pp
199528.1-2.9pp
199431-0.5pp
199331.5-3.5pp
199234.9n/a

About this Dataset

Egypt recorded 30.2 % of GDP in 2015. The most recent year-on-year change was -2.7pp. The historical series (1990–2015) shows a peak of 46.4 in 1982 and a trough of 24.1 in 1990.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks egypt government expenditure (% of gdp) in Egypt, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2015 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2015. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 46.4 % of GDP in 1982 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24.1 in 1990. The latest reading of 30.2 in 2015 represents a year-on-year change of -2.7pp.