China — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1952–2030 · 79 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government expenditure reading for China was 33.7% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 32.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.71 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 32.9% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2015–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 33.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 33.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 33.8 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 33.9 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 33.8 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2025 | 33.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 32.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 32.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 32.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 31.9 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 34.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 33.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 32.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 32 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 31.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 31 % of GDP |