Government spending sub-score of Ethiopia on the Economic Freedom Index 2000-2023
The government spending sub-score on the Economic Freedom Index for Ethiopia was 93.7 as of 2023, which was an increase of 0.7 points from 2022. Between 2000 and 2020, the sub-score ranged between 61.3 points in 2006 and 91.4 points in 2015. The sub-score was only lower than the average for the African continent between 2002 and 2006, while in 2000, 2001 and from 2007 to 2020 it was higher. In comparison to the world average, the sub-score was lower across three years only, namely 2003, 2005, and 2006. According to the index, government spending in Ethiopia is considered "free" as of 2020.