India — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2031 · 171 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.
For India, the combined government expenditure reading stood at 28.5% of GDP in 2025. Against 29.3% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.81 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 28.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 28.4 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 28.7 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 29.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 29.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 30 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 30.7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 31.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 27.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 26.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 26.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 27.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.