China — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1952–2031 · 80 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government expenditure reading for China was 31.7% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 32.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −1.23 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 32.7% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2016–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 32.5 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 32.4 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 32.4 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 32.5 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 32.4 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2026 | 32 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 31.7 % 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 |