Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) - Africa

Definition: Gross national expenditure (formerly domestic absorption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption), general government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption), and gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment).

Description: The map below shows how Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) varies by country in Africa. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is Lesotho, with a value of 147.67. The country with the lowest value in the region is Libya, with a value of 62.12.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Periodicity: Annual