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China — Government consumption

millions of CNY · 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 CNY in 2024. The previous reading was 22.25T CNY in 2023; the period change was +0.86%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 17.36T CNY. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 16.6% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2010–2024

PeriodValue
202422.44T CNY
202322.25T CNY
202220.56T CNY
202119.19T CNY
202018.22T CNY
10 earlier values, back to 2010
201917.25T CNY
201815.76T CNY
201713.98T CNY
201612.48T CNY
201511.42T CNY
201410.41T CNY
20139.63T CNY
20128.71T CNY
20117.69T CNY
20106.22T CNY
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.