General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 199 countries · 1800–2031 · 17,626 observations

gen_govexp_GDP · 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.

Key economies

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

Country	Frequency	Coverage	Observations
AfghanistanAFG	Annual	2002–2025	24
AlbaniaALB	Annual	1997–2031	35
AlgeriaDZA	Annual	1833–2031	149
AndorraAND	Annual	2001–2031	31
AngolaAGO	Annual	1996–2031	36
Antigua and BarbudaATG	Annual	1990–2031	42
ArgentinaARG	Annual	1864–2031	168
ArmeniaARM	Annual	2000–2031	32
ArubaABW	Annual	1995–2031	37
AustraliaAUS	Annual · also Quarterly	1850–2031	142
AustriaAUT	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	131
AzerbaijanAZE	Annual	1994–2031	38
BahamasBHS	Annual	1990–2031	42
BahrainBHR	Annual	1990–2031	42
BangladeshBGD	Annual	1980–2031	52
BarbadosBRB	Annual	1994–2031	38
BelarusBLR	Annual	2001–2031	31
BelgiumBEL	Annual · also Quarterly	1835–2031	176
BelizeBLZ	Annual	1996–2031	36
BeninBEN	Annual	1989–2031	43
BhutanBTN	Annual	1981–2031	51
BoliviaBOL	Annual	1950–2026	77
BosniaBIH	Annual	1998–2031	34
BotswanaBWA	Annual	1980–2031	52
BrazilBRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	152
BruneiBRN	Annual	1985–2031	47
BulgariaBGR	Annual · also Quarterly	1924–2031	63
Burkina FasoBFA	Annual	1985–2031	47
BurundiBDI	Annual	1990–2031	42
Cabo VerdeCPV	Annual	1994–2031	38
CambodiaKHM	Annual	1996–2031	36
CameroonCMR	Annual	1922–2031	73
CanadaCAN	Annual · also Quarterly	1870–2031	162
Central African RepublicCAF	Annual	1987–2031	45
ChadTCD	Annual	1995–2031	37
ChileCHL	Annual · also Quarterly	1810–2031	222
ChinaCHN	Annual	1952–2031	80
ColombiaCOL	Annual · also Quarterly	1905–2031	127
ComorosCOM	Annual	1984–2031	48
Congo DRCOD	Annual	1996–2031	36
Cook IslandsCOK	Annual	2009–2022	14
Costa RicaCRI	Annual	1956–2031	76
Côte d'IvoireCIV	Annual	1997–2031	35
CroatiaHRV	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2031	40
CubaCUB	Annual	2003–2018	16
CyprusCYP	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
CzechiaCZE	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
DenmarkDNK	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	152
DjiboutiDJI	Annual	1990–2031	42
DominicaDMA	Annual	1990–2031	42
Dominican RepublicDOM	Annual	1950–2031	82
EcuadorECU	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2025	31
EgyptEGY	Annual	1999–2031	33
El SalvadorSLV	Annual	1990–2031	42
Equatorial GuineaGNQ	Annual	1996–2031	36
EritreaERI	Annual	1992–2019	28
EstoniaEST	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
EswatiniSWZ	Annual	1980–2031	52
EthiopiaETH	Annual	1980–2031	52
FijiFJI	Annual	1992–2031	40
FinlandFIN	Annual · also Quarterly	1882–2031	150
FranceFRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	133
GabonGAB	Annual	1990–2031	42
GambiaGMB	Annual	2000–2031	32
GeorgiaGEO	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
GermanyDEU	Annual · also Quarterly	1850–2031	160
GhanaGHA	Annual	1962–2031	70
GreeceGRC	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	131
GrenadaGRD	Annual	1990–2031	42
GuatemalaGTM	Annual	1995–2031	37
GuineaGIN	Annual	1990–2031	42
Guinea-BissauGNB	Annual	1991–2031	41
GuyanaGUY	Annual	1997–2031	35
HaitiHTI	Annual	1924–2031	90
HondurasHND	Annual	1927–2031	105
Hong KongHKG	Annual	1961–2031	71
HungaryHUN	Annual · also Quarterly	1981–2031	51
IcelandISL	Annual · also Quarterly	1901–2031	131
IndiaIND	Annual	1861–2031	171
IndonesiaIDN	Annual · also Quarterly	1951–2031	81
IranIRN	Annual	1962–2031	59
IraqIRQ	Annual	2004–2031	28
IrelandIRL	Annual · also Quarterly	1926–2031	100
IsraelISR	Annual	1950–2031	78
ItalyITA	Annual · also Quarterly	1862–2031	170
JamaicaJAM	Annual	1990–2031	42
JapanJPN	Annual · also Quarterly	1875–2031	154
JordanJOR	Annual	1985–2031	47
KazakhstanKAZ	Annual	2000–2031	32
KenyaKEN	Annual	1982–2031	50
KiribatiKIR	Annual	1990–2031	42
KosovoXKX	Annual · also Quarterly	2000–2031	32
KuwaitKWT	Annual	1985–2031	47
KyrgyzstanKGZ	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
LaosLAO	Annual	2000–2031	32
LatviaLVA	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
LebanonLBN	Annual	1990–2025	36
LesothoLSO	Annual	1982–2031	50
LiberiaLBR	Annual	2000–2031	32
LibyaLBY	Annual	1990–2031	42
LiechtensteinLIE	Annual	2011–2031	21
LithuaniaLTU	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
LuxembourgLUX	Annual · also Quarterly	1990–2031	42
MacaoMAC	Annual	2000–2031	32
MadagascarMDG	Annual	1901–2031	117
MalawiMWI	Annual	2002–2031	30
MalaysiaMYS	Annual	1990–2031	42
MaldivesMDV	Annual	1990–2031	42
MaliMLI	Annual	2000–2031	32
MaltaMLT	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
Marshall IslandsMHL	Annual	1997–2031	35
MauritaniaMRT	Annual	2004–2031	28
MauritiusMUS	Annual	1999–2031	33
MexicoMEX	Annual	1900–2031	129
MicronesiaFSM	Annual	1995–2031	37
MoldovaMDA	Annual	1995–2031	37
MongoliaMNG	Annual	1981–2031	51
MontenegroMNE	Annual	2002–2031	30
MoroccoMAR	Annual	1915–2031	96
MozambiqueMOZ	Annual	1980–2031	52
MyanmarMMR	Annual	1998–2031	34
NamibiaNAM	Annual	1990–2031	42
NauruNRU	Annual	2009–2031	23
NepalNPL	Annual	2000–2031	32
NetherlandsNLD	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	134
New ZealandNZL	Annual	1876–2031	156
NicaraguaNIC	Annual	1960–2031	70
NigerNER	Annual	1995–2031	37
NigeriaNGA	Annual	1990–2031	42
North MacedoniaMKD	Annual	1997–2031	35
NorwayNOR	Annual · also Quarterly	1881–2031	145
OmanOMN	Annual	1990–2031	42
PakistanPAK	Annual	1950–2031	82
PalauPLW	Annual	2000–2031	32
PalestinePSE	Annual	2009–2024	16
PanamaPAN	Annual	1946–2031	86
Papua New GuineaPNG	Annual	1983–2031	49
ParaguayPRY	Annual	1967–2031	65
PeruPER	Annual · also Quarterly	1900–2031	132
PhilippinesPHL	Annual	1946–2031	86
PolandPOL	Annual · also Quarterly	1950–2031	73
PortugalPRT	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	149
Puerto RicoPRI	Annual	2014–2031	18
QatarQAT	Annual	1990–2031	42
Republic of the CongoCOG	Annual	1989–2031	43
RomaniaROU	Annual · also Quarterly	1962–2031	70
RussiaRUS	Annual · also Quarterly	1885–2031	62
RwandaRWA	Annual	1992–2031	40
Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	Annual	1980–2031	52
Saint LuciaLCA	Annual	1985–2031	47
Saint VincentVCT	Annual	1980–2031	52
SamoaWSM	Annual	1992–2031	40
San MarinoSMR	Annual	2002–2031	30
São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	Annual	2000–2031	32
Saudi ArabiaSAU	Annual	1990–2031	42
SenegalSEN	Annual	1994–2031	38
SerbiaSRB	Annual · also Quarterly	2000–2031	32
SeychellesSYC	Annual	1983–2031	49
Sierra LeoneSLE	Annual	2000–2031	32
SingaporeSGP	Annual	1972–2031	60
SlovakiaSVK	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
SloveniaSVN	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2031	40
Solomon IslandsSLB	Annual	1980–2031	52
SomaliaSOM	Annual	2013–2031	19
South AfricaZAF	Annual	1913–2031	119
South KoreaKOR	Annual	1911–2031	109
South SudanSSD	Annual	2011–2031	21
SpainESP	Annual · also Quarterly	1850–2031	178
Sri LankaLKA	Annual	1990–2025	36
SudanSDN	Annual	1990–2031	42
SurinameSUR	Annual	1990–2031	42
SwedenSWE	Annual · also Quarterly	1800–2031	232
SwitzerlandCHE	Annual · also Quarterly	1899–2031	118
SyriaSYR	Annual	1990–2010	21
TaiwanTWN	Annual	1980–2031	52
TajikistanTJK	Annual	1998–2031	34
TanzaniaTZA	Annual	1991–2031	41
ThailandTHA	Annual · also Quarterly	1948–2031	84
Timor-LesteTLS	Annual	2001–2031	31
TogoTGO	Annual	1920–2031	70
TongaTON	Annual	1999–2031	33
Trinidad and TobagoTTO	Annual	1988–2031	44
TunisiaTUN	Annual	1891–2031	115
TürkiyeTUR	Annual · also Quarterly	1936–2031	88
TurkmenistanTKM	Annual	1997–2031	35
TuvaluTUV	Annual	2004–2031	28
UAEARE	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2031	41
UgandaUGA	Annual	1997–2031	35
UkraineUKR	Annual	1995–2031	37
United KingdomGBR	Annual · also Quarterly	1830–2031	202
United StatesUSA	Annual · also Quarterly	1800–2031	232
UruguayURY	Annual	1955–2031	77
UzbekistanUZB	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2031	40
VanuatuVUT	Annual	1991–2031	41
VenezuelaVEN	Annual	1920–2025	106
VietnamVNM	Annual	1998–2031	34
YemenYEM	Annual	1990–2023	34
ZambiaZMB	Annual	2000–2031	32
ZimbabweZWE	Annual	2005–2031	27