Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.

Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA). Ministry of Finance (MoF).

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Libya 137.50 2019
2 The Gambia 131.48 2013
3 Lesotho 131.33 2016
4 Dem. Rep. Congo 129.01 2012
5 Sudan 122.43 2018
5 Tanzania 122.43 2018
7 Madagascar 118.49 2016
8 Zambia 114.32 2020
9 Ghana 114.15 2020
10 Sierra Leone 106.65 2016
11 Mozambique 103.30 2014
12 Togo 102.61 2015
13 Morocco 102.42 2018
14 Congo 99.87 2018
15 Rwanda 99.80 2017
16 Algeria 99.80 2019
17 Burundi 99.52 2010
18 South Africa 99.24 2013
19 Ethiopia 98.93 2018
20 Nigeria 98.73 2020
21 Tunisia 98.42 2020
22 Botswana 98.05 2018
23 Liberia 98.04 2015
24 Somalia 97.67 2018
25 Côte d'Ivoire 97.35 2016
26 Senegal 96.49 2017
27 Burkina Faso 95.82 2016
28 Kenya 95.59 2016
29 Chad 95.04 2017
30 Cameroon 94.99 2019
31 Comoros 94.96 2015
32 Seychelles 94.09 2015
33 Mauritius 92.67 2014
34 Mauritania 91.05 2018
35 Uganda 90.20 2019
36 Malawi 88.68 2017
37 Angola 88.53 2018
38 Egypt 88.33 2020
39 Gabon 86.66 2019
40 Guinea 85.93 2016
41 Cabo Verde 82.55 2016
42 Zimbabwe 81.07 2018
43 Mali 79.83 2018
44 Benin 78.56 2014
45 São Tomé and Principe 73.49 2019
46 Niger 69.91 2016
47 Guinea-Bissau 69.46 2017
48 Central African Republic 58.47 2009

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Development Relevance: The indicator attempts to capture the reliability of government budgets: do governments spend what they intend to and do they collect what they set out to collect. The ability to implement the enacted budget is an important factor in government’s ability to deliver public services and achieve development objectives. The deviation between approved and actual spending is measured over a 12-month period (the budget year) and may have important implications for macroeconomic stability, public service delivery, and social welfare. A credibly implemented budget has only small deviations from the approved one. If expenditure is under-executed, beneficiaries may not receive crucial services. Over-executed budgets may result in budget deficits and increased public debt levels and can influence the macroeconomic stability. In both cases, lack of budget credibility undermines the usefulness of the budget process for policy making and implementation and erodes public trust in government.

Periodicity: Annual