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Egypt - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 30.23

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

30.23 (2015)

Global rank

##51 of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1975

0.6×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#2#512013 overtook Botswana2014 overtook Lithuania
EgyptBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Egypt climbed from #2 to #51 (overtook Botswana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Egypt ↓

Key Events — Egypt

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2006
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2007
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2013
Overtook Botswana in global rank auto
2014
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1975-2015

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1975198519952005201524.113341.8850.77

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