Government expenditure represented nearly 51 percent of Lesotho's Gross Domestic Product in 2021. This was the highest ratio of fiscal expenditure to GDP registered in Sub-Saharan Africa that year. Government sizes varied widely across the region. For instance, the Democratic Republic of the Congo registered a fiscal expenditure to GDP ratio of 13 percent.
Ratio of government expenditure to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021, by country
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Ratio of government expenditure to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021, by country [Graph], IMF, October 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274208/government-expenditure-to-gdp-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
