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ANANSI

Central government expenditure

millions of LCU · 190 countries · 1689–2026 · 14,558 observations

cgovexp · Annual, Quarterly

Definition

Government Expenditure is the sum of expense and the net investment in nonfinancial assets and is presented as an additional aggregate in the Statement of Operations.

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Central government expenditure for every economy WED holds it for — each page with the full history for subscribers and a free preview of the recent years.

CountryFrequencyCoverageObservations
AfghanistanAFGAnnual2006–201712
AlbaniaALBAnnual1980–202328
AlgeriaDZAAnnual1951–202568
AndorraANDAnnual2018–20247
AngolaAGOAnnual1980–202546
ArgentinaARGAnnual1810–2025205
ArmeniaARMAnnual2004–202421
AustraliaAUSAnnual1839–2022184
AustriaAUTAnnual · also Quarterly1924–202592
AzerbaijanAZEAnnual1994–202423
BahamasBHSAnnual1973–202350
BahrainBHRAnnual1990–202031
BangladeshBGDAnnual1973–202142
BarbadosBRBAnnual1972–201625
BelarusBLRAnnual1992–202433
BelgiumBELAnnual · also Quarterly1870–2025148
BelizeBLZAnnual1990–201728
BeninBENAnnual1965–202561
BhutanBTNAnnual1982–202442
BoliviaBOLAnnual1949–201870
BosniaBIHAnnual · also Quarterly2005–202420
BotswanaBWAAnnual1980–202546
BrazilBRAAnnual1861–2024164
BruneiBRNAnnual2000–202526
BulgariaBGRAnnual · also Quarterly1887–202595
Burkina FasoBFAAnnual1954–202567
BurundiBDIAnnual1980–202546
Cabo VerdeCPVAnnual1980–202546
CambodiaKHMAnnual2002–202322
CameroonCMRAnnual1963–202558
CanadaCANAnnual1870–2025156
Central African RepublicCAFAnnual1960–202560
ChadTCDAnnual · also Quarterly1972–202551
ChileCHLAnnual1833–2024192
ColombiaCOLAnnual1945–202581
ComorosCOMAnnual1980–202544
Congo DRCODAnnual1950–202572
Costa RicaCRIAnnual1936–202590
Côte d'IvoireCIVAnnual1960–202566
CroatiaHRVAnnual1991–202535
CubaCUBAnnual1903–201868
CyprusCYPAnnual1950–202576
CzechiaCZEAnnual · also Quarterly1993–202533
CzechoslovakiaCSKAnnual1980–199112
DenmarkDNKAnnual1854–2025172
DjiboutiDJIAnnual1990–202536
DominicaDMAAnnual2017–20171
Dominican RepublicDOMAnnual1950–202576
East GermanyDDRAnnual1980–19889
EcuadorECUQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2012–Q2 202658
EgyptEGYAnnual1951–202574
El SalvadorSLVAnnual1939–202581
Equatorial GuineaGNQAnnual1980–202546
EritreaERIAnnual1992–202526
EstoniaESTAnnual1991–202532
EswatiniSWZAnnual1980–202546
EthiopiaETHAnnual1960–202566
FijiFJIAnnual1950–202374
FinlandFINAnnual · also Quarterly1882–2025144
FranceFRAAnnual1815–2025211
GabonGABAnnual1956–202557
GambiaGMBAnnual1980–202546
GeorgiaGEOAnnual1995–202430
GermanyDEUAnnual · also Quarterly1872–2025132
GhanaGHAAnnual1950–202575
GreeceGRCAnnual · also Quarterly1833–2025182
GuatemalaGTMAnnual1923–2025103
GuineaGINAnnual1980–202546
Guinea-BissauGNBAnnual1980–202546
GuyanaGUYAnnual1952–199241
HaitiHTIAnnual1955–199032
HondurasHNDAnnual1925–2025101
Hong KongHKGAnnual1947–19548
HungaryHUNAnnual1925–202574
IcelandISLAnnual · also Quarterly1972–202554
IndiaINDAnnual1948–202578
IndonesiaIDNAnnual1921–202392
IranIRNAnnual1959–201052
IraqIRQAnnual1950–201931
IrelandIRLAnnual1938–202583
IsraelISRAnnual · also Quarterly1950–202576
ItalyITAAnnual1862–2025164
JamaicaJAMAnnual1929–202084
JapanJPNAnnual · also Quarterly1875–2024149
JordanJORAnnual1959–202365
KazakhstanKAZAnnual1997–202327
KenyaKENAnnual1955–202571
KiribatiKIRAnnual2010–202314
KuwaitKWTAnnual1964–202356
KyrgyzstanKGZAnnual2013–202412
LaosLAOAnnual2008–202215
LatviaLVAAnnual1994–202532
LebanonLBNAnnual1998–202124
LesothoLSOAnnual1972–202552
LiberiaLBRAnnual1964–202547
LibyaLBYAnnual1963–202559
LithuaniaLTUAnnual · also Quarterly1991–202534
LuxembourgLUXAnnual · also Quarterly1972–202554
MacaoMACAnnual1996–202429
MadagascarMDGAnnual1950–202567
MalawiMWIAnnual1954–202572
MalaysiaMYSAnnual · also Quarterly1949–202374
MaldivesMDVAnnual1990–202130
MaliMLIAnnual1967–202559
MaltaMLTAnnual1972–202553
Marshall IslandsMHLAnnual2008–202013
MauritaniaMRTAnnual1968–202547
MauritiusMUSAnnual1950–202576
MexicoMEXAnnual1876–2023145
MicronesiaFSMAnnual2008–202013
MoldovaMDAAnnual1997–202427
MongoliaMNGAnnual1992–202431
MoroccoMARAnnual1952–202570
MozambiqueMOZAnnual1980–202546
MyanmarMMRAnnual1947–201972
NamibiaNAMAnnual1990–202536
NauruNRUAnnual2005–202419
NepalNPLAnnual1962–202160
NetherlandsNLDAnnual · also Quarterly1815–2025211
New ZealandNZLAnnual1875–2025151
NicaraguaNICAnnual1960–202565
NigerNERAnnual1960–202566
NigeriaNGAAnnual1950–202574
North MacedoniaMKDAnnual2005–202420
NorwayNORAnnual · also Quarterly1865–2025155
PakistanPAKAnnual1950–201061
PalauPLWAnnual2008–202013
PalestinePSEAnnual2005–202117
PanamaPANAnnual1946–202573
Papua New GuineaPNGAnnual1975–202346
ParaguayPRYAnnual1952–202463
PeruPERAnnual · also Quarterly1900–2025126
PhilippinesPHLAnnual1946–202378
PolandPOLAnnual1985–202541
PortugalPRTAnnual · also Quarterly1870–2025155
Puerto RicoPRIAnnual1929–198355
QatarQATQuarterlyQ1 2022–Q3 202515
Republic of the CongoCOGAnnual1955–202558
RomaniaROUAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025107
RussiaRUSAnnual1885–202456
RwandaRWAAnnual1980–202546
Saint Kitts and NevisKNAAnnual1990–202024
Saint LuciaLCAAnnual2000–201718
Saint VincentVCTAnnual1990–201728
SamoaWSMQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2013–Q1 202653
San MarinoSMRAnnual2002–202423
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPAnnual1980–202546
Saudi ArabiaSAUAnnual · also Quarterly2010–202415
SenegalSENAnnual1962–202564
SerbiaSRBAnnual2007–202216
SeychellesSYCAnnual1980–202546
Sierra LeoneSLEAnnual1963–202562
SingaporeSGPAnnual · also Quarterly1963–202563
SlovakiaSVKAnnual1995–202531
SloveniaSVNAnnual · also Quarterly1992–202534
Solomon IslandsSLBAnnual2011–202212
SomaliaSOMAnnual2013–202513
South AfricaZAFAnnual1911–2025115
South KoreaKORAnnual1953–202673
South SudanSSDAnnual2011–202515
Soviet UnionSUNAnnual1928–199043
SpainESPAnnual1801–2025202
Sri LankaLKAAnnual1947–202377
SudanSDNAnnual1955–202571
SwedenSWEAnnual · also Quarterly1750–2025276
SwitzerlandCHEAnnual · also Quarterly1871–2024154
SyriaSYRAnnual1964–201043
TaiwanTWNAnnual1903–2024110
TajikistanTJKAnnual1998–202521
TanzaniaTZAAnnual1955–202571
ThailandTHAAnnual1946–202479
Timor-LesteTLSAnnual2002–202523
TogoTGOAnnual1961–202565
TongaTONAnnual2013–202311
Trinidad and TobagoTTOAnnual1951–202575
TunisiaTUNAnnual1965–202561
TürkiyeTURAnnual1972–202544
TurkmenistanTKMAnnual2000–201011
UAEAREAnnual · also Quarterly1997–202418
UgandaUGAAnnual1954–202572
UkraineUKRAnnual1999–202426
United KingdomGBRAnnual · also Quarterly1689–2025337
United StatesUSAAnnual1791–2025235
UruguayURYAnnual1930–202490
UzbekistanUZBAnnual2011–202313
VanuatuVUTAnnual1981–202335
VenezuelaVENAnnual1950–201461
YugoslaviaYUGAnnual1976–198913
ZambiaZMBAnnual1950–202576
ZimbabweZWEAnnual2002–202524