Egypt vs Maldives: Central government spending as share of GDP
Egypt
30.2%
in 2015
Maldives
29.5%
in 2021
Egypt rank
58th
Maldives rank
60th
Central government spending as share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Maldives
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 30.2% against 29.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 58th and Maldives ranks 60th of 157 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 17.8% | 10.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 24.4% | 4.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 24.8% | 5.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government spending as share of gdp, Egypt or Maldives?
- Egypt, at 30.2% against 29.5% in Maldives as of 2015.
- What is the difference in central government spending as share of gdp between Egypt and Maldives?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Maldives?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Maldives rank globally for central government spending as share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 58th and Maldives ranks 60th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Central 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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About this data
Central government expense (cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services), as share of GDP. It excludes capital investment, such as infrastructure or equipment.