What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Gabon and Nicaragua?

0.0038 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Nicaragua?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Nicaragua: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Gabon

0.0893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.0931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Gabon rank

126th

Nicaragua rank

123rd

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

Gabon
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Gabon, a difference of 0.0038 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Gabon ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7892 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Gabon
1970s	0.4475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3594 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0881 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Gabon
1980s	0.2675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nicaragua
1990s	0.1844 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4709 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nicaragua
2000s	0.1572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nicaragua
2010s	0.1226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0248 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0956 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Gabon or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.0931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Gabon and Nicaragua?: 0.0038 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Nicaragua?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Nicaragua rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Gabon ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.