{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eg-government-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-government-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-government-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Egypt Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2015)","description":"Egypt's Government Expenditure (% of GDP): 30.2 % of GDP in 2015, -2.7pp YoY. World Bank (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1975–2015.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","Egypt","2015"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Egypt","temporal_coverage":"1975/2015","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2015","variable_measured":"Egypt Government Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS?locations=EG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2015"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Egypt"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Egypt (2015)","value":"30.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Egypt Government Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":50.7669694342894},{"period":"1976","value":43.7460847776154},{"period":"1977","value":42.4365704819791},{"period":"1978","value":37.4419128334255},{"period":"1979","value":38.9475520040589},{"period":"1981","value":42.824787707485},{"period":"1982","value":46.3662272889206},{"period":"1983","value":37.8045112781955},{"period":"1984","value":37.9525316455696},{"period":"1985","value":35.8123324396783},{"period":"1986","value":35.2018140589569},{"period":"1987","value":30.1495145631068},{"period":"1988","value":32.150974025974},{"period":"1989","value":27.2285714285714},{"period":"1990","value":24.1137787056367},{"period":"1991","value":27.3128888888889},{"period":"1992","value":34.9439252336449},{"period":"1993","value":31.4845360824742},{"period":"1994","value":31},{"period":"1995","value":28.125},{"period":"1996","value":26.9481255448997},{"period":"1997","value":24.2320421210982},{"period":"2002","value":27.2483504882555},{"period":"2003","value":27.3324550898204},{"period":"2004","value":26.8903770863383},{"period":"2005","value":27.3888579387187},{"period":"2006","value":32.7636716852841},{"period":"2007","value":29.3352309344791},{"period":"2008","value":30.3182043551089},{"period":"2009","value":30.0771253118403},{"period":"2010","value":28.8602519476214},{"period":"2011","value":29.1899277952009},{"period":"2012","value":28.6894966262614},{"period":"2013","value":32.2017308105784},{"period":"2014","value":32.9206291079812},{"period":"2015","value":30.2303694913867}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2015","value":"30.2","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"32.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"+3.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"28.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"29.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"28.9","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"30.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"29.3","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"32.8","yoyChange":"+5.4pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"27.4","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"26.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"27.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"27.2","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"1997","value":"24.2","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"1996","value":"26.9","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"1995","value":"28.1","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"1994","value":"31.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"1993","value":"31.5","yoyChange":"-3.4pp"},{"year":"1992","value":"34.9","yoyChange":"+7.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks general government expenditure as a share of GDP in Egypt from 1990 to present. The size of government relative to the economy shapes fiscal sustainability, crowding-out effects, and public sector demand. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2015. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2015 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 50.8 % of GDP in 1975 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24.1 in 1990. The latest reading of 30.2 in 2015 represents a change of -2.7pp."}]}