Cook Islands — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2022 · 15 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 Cook Islands' combined government expenditure reading was 50.5% of GDP in 2022. The period change from 63.2% of GDP in 2021 was −12.8 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 43.1% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2013–2022

PeriodValue
202250.5 % of GDP
202163.2 % of GDP
202058 % of GDP
201937.3 % of GDP
201837.1 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2013
201730.1 % of GDP
201637.8 % of GDP
201547.5 % of GDP
201441.7 % of GDP
201328 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.