China — Government consumption

millions of LCU · Annual · 1952–2024 · 73 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The latest government consumption reading for China was 22.44T LCU in 2024. The previous reading was 22.25T LCU in 2023; the period change was +0.86%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 17.36T LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 17.1% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2010–2024

PeriodValue
202422.44T LCU
202322.25T LCU
202220.56T LCU
202119.19T LCU
202018.22T LCU
10 earlier values, back to 2010
201917.25T LCU
201815.76T LCU
201713.98T LCU
201612.48T LCU
201511.42T LCU
201410.41T LCU
20139.63T LCU
20128.71T LCU
20117.69T LCU
20106.22T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.