What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp between Central African Republic and Pakistan?

0.0%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Pakistan?

37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Pakistan: Government spending as share of GDP

Central African Republic

19.5%

in 2024

Pakistan

19.5%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

124th

Pakistan rank

125th

Government spending as share of GDP over time

Central African Republic
Pakistan

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 19.5% against 19.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Pakistan ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 124th and Pakistan ranks 125th of 151 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20.5%	27.0%	6.5%	Pakistan
1990s	19.4%	17.0%	2.4%	Central African Republic
2000s	14.8%	14.5%	0.3%	Central African Republic
2010s	14.6%	18.6%	4.0%	Pakistan
2020s	19.6%	19.5%	0.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending as share of gdp, Central African Republic or Pakistan?: Central African Republic, at 19.5% against 19.5% in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp between Central African Republic and Pakistan?: 0.0%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Pakistan?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Pakistan rank globally for government spending as share of gdp?: Central African Republic ranks 124th and Pakistan ranks 125th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.