General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 199 countries · 1800–2030 · 16,594 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	2002–2024	23
AlbaniaALB	Annual	1997–2030	34
AlgeriaDZA	Annual	1990–2030	41
AndorraAND	Annual	2001–2030	30
AngolaAGO	Annual	1996–2030	35
Antigua and BarbudaATG	Annual	1990–2030	41
ArgentinaARG	Annual	1864–2030	167
ArmeniaARM	Annual	2000–2030	31
ArubaABW	Annual	1995–2030	36
AustraliaAUS	Annual · also Quarterly	1850–2030	141
AustriaAUT	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	130
AzerbaijanAZE	Annual	1994–2030	37
BahamasBHS	Annual	1990–2030	41
BahrainBHR	Annual	1990–2030	41
BangladeshBGD	Annual	1980–2030	51
BarbadosBRB	Annual	1994–2030	37
BelarusBLR	Annual	2001–2030	30
BelgiumBEL	Annual · also Quarterly	1835–2030	175
BelizeBLZ	Annual	1996–2030	35
BeninBEN	Annual	1989–2030	42
BhutanBTN	Annual	1981–2030	50
BoliviaBOL	Annual	1950–2025	76
BosniaBIH	Annual	1998–2030	33
BotswanaBWA	Annual	1980–2030	51
BrazilBRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	151
BruneiBRN	Annual	1985–2030	46
BulgariaBGR	Annual · also Quarterly	1924–2030	62
Burkina FasoBFA	Annual	1985–2030	46
BurundiBDI	Annual	1990–2030	41
Cabo VerdeCPV	Annual	1994–2030	37
CambodiaKHM	Annual	1996–2030	35
CameroonCMR	Annual	2000–2030	31
CanadaCAN	Annual · also Quarterly	1870–2030	161
Central African RepublicCAF	Annual	1988–2030	43
ChadTCD	Annual	1995–2030	36
ChileCHL	Annual · also Quarterly	1810–2030	221
ChinaCHN	Annual	1952–2030	79
ColombiaCOL	Annual	1905–2030	126
ComorosCOM	Annual	1984–2030	47
Congo DRCOD	Annual	1996–2030	35
Cook IslandsCOK	Annual	2009–2022	14
Costa RicaCRI	Annual	1956–2030	75
Côte d'IvoireCIV	Annual	1997–2030	34
CroatiaHRV	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2030	39
CubaCUB	Annual	2003–2018	16
CyprusCYP	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
CzechiaCZE	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
DenmarkDNK	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	151
DjiboutiDJI	Annual	1990–2030	41
DominicaDMA	Annual	1990–2030	41
Dominican RepublicDOM	Annual	1950–2030	81
EcuadorECU	Annual	1995–2024	30
EgyptEGY	Annual	1999–2030	32
El SalvadorSLV	Annual	1990–2030	41
Equatorial GuineaGNQ	Annual	1980–2030	51
EritreaERI	Annual	1992–2019	28
EstoniaEST	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
EswatiniSWZ	Annual	1980–2030	51
EthiopiaETH	Annual	1980–2030	51
FijiFJI	Annual	1992–2030	39
FinlandFIN	Annual · also Quarterly	1882–2030	149
FranceFRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	132
GabonGAB	Annual	1990–2030	41
GambiaGMB	Annual	2000–2030	31
GeorgiaGEO	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
GermanyDEU	Annual · also Quarterly	1872–2030	130
GhanaGHA	Annual	1962–2030	69
GreeceGRC	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	130
GrenadaGRD	Annual	1990–2030	41
GuatemalaGTM	Annual	1995–2030	36
GuineaGIN	Annual	1990–2030	41
Guinea-BissauGNB	Annual	1991–2030	40
GuyanaGUY	Annual	1997–2030	34
HaitiHTI	Annual	1924–2030	89
HondurasHND	Annual	1927–2030	104
Hong KongHKG	Annual	1961–2030	70
HungaryHUN	Annual · also Quarterly	1927–2030	67
IcelandISL	Annual · also Quarterly	1901–2030	130
IndiaIND	Annual	1861–2030	170
IndonesiaIDN	Annual	1951–2030	80
IranIRN	Annual	1962–2030	58
IraqIRQ	Annual	2004–2030	27
IrelandIRL	Annual · also Quarterly	1926–2030	99
IsraelISR	Annual	1950–2030	77
ItalyITA	Annual · also Quarterly	1862–2030	169
JamaicaJAM	Annual	1990–2030	41
JapanJPN	Annual · also Quarterly	1875–2030	153
JordanJOR	Annual	1985–2030	46
KazakhstanKAZ	Annual	2000–2030	31
KenyaKEN	Annual	1982–2030	49
KiribatiKIR	Annual	1990–2030	41
KosovoXKX	Annual	2000–2030	31
KuwaitKWT	Annual	1985–2030	46
KyrgyzstanKGZ	Annual	1995–2030	36
LaosLAO	Annual	2000–2030	31
LatviaLVA	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
LebanonLBN	Annual	1990–2024	35
LesothoLSO	Annual	1982–2030	49
LiberiaLBR	Annual	2000–2030	31
LibyaLBY	Annual	1990–2030	41
LiechtensteinLIE	Annual	2011–2030	20
LithuaniaLTU	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
LuxembourgLUX	Annual · also Quarterly	1990–2030	41
MacaoMAC	Annual	2001–2030	30
MadagascarMDG	Annual	1980–2030	51
MalawiMWI	Annual	2002–2030	29
MalaysiaMYS	Annual	1990–2030	41
MaldivesMDV	Annual	1990–2030	41
MaliMLI	Annual	2000–2030	31
MaltaMLT	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
Marshall IslandsMHL	Annual	1997–2030	34
MauritaniaMRT	Annual	2004–2030	27
MauritiusMUS	Annual	1999–2030	32
MexicoMEX	Annual	1900–2030	128
MicronesiaFSM	Annual	1995–2030	36
MoldovaMDA	Annual	1995–2030	36
MongoliaMNG	Annual	1981–2030	50
MontenegroMNE	Annual	2002–2030	29
MoroccoMAR	Annual	1990–2030	41
MozambiqueMOZ	Annual	1980–2030	51
MyanmarMMR	Annual	1998–2030	33
NamibiaNAM	Annual	1990–2030	41
NauruNRU	Annual	2005–2030	26
NepalNPL	Annual	2000–2030	31
NetherlandsNLD	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	133
New ZealandNZL	Annual	1876–2030	155
NicaraguaNIC	Annual	1960–2030	69
NigerNER	Annual	1995–2030	36
NigeriaNGA	Annual	1990–2030	41
North MacedoniaMKD	Annual	1997–2030	34
NorwayNOR	Annual · also Quarterly	1881–2030	144
OmanOMN	Annual	1990–2030	41
PakistanPAK	Annual	1950–2030	81
PalauPLW	Annual	2000–2030	31
PalestinePSE	Annual	2009–2024	16
PanamaPAN	Annual	1946–2030	85
Papua New GuineaPNG	Annual	1983–2030	48
ParaguayPRY	Annual	1967–2030	64
PeruPER	Annual	1900–2030	131
PhilippinesPHL	Annual	1946–2030	85
PolandPOL	Annual · also Quarterly	1950–2030	72
PortugalPRT	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	148
Puerto RicoPRI	Annual	2014–2030	17
QatarQAT	Annual	1990–2030	41
Republic of the CongoCOG	Annual	1989–2030	42
RomaniaROU	Annual · also Quarterly	1962–2030	69
RussiaRUS	Annual	1885–2030	74
RwandaRWA	Annual	1992–2030	39
Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	Annual	1980–2030	51
Saint LuciaLCA	Annual	1985–2030	46
Saint VincentVCT	Annual	1980–2030	51
SamoaWSM	Annual	1992–2030	39
San MarinoSMR	Annual	2002–2030	29
São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	Annual	2000–2030	31
Saudi ArabiaSAU	Annual	1990–2030	41
SenegalSEN	Annual	1994–2030	37
SerbiaSRB	Annual	2000–2030	31
SeychellesSYC	Annual	1983–2030	48
Sierra LeoneSLE	Annual	2000–2030	31
SingaporeSGP	Annual	1972–2030	59
SlovakiaSVK	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
SloveniaSVN	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2030	39
Solomon IslandsSLB	Annual	1980–2030	51
SomaliaSOM	Annual	2013–2030	18
South AfricaZAF	Annual	1913–2030	118
South KoreaKOR	Annual	1911–2030	108
South SudanSSD	Annual	2011–2030	20
SpainESP	Annual · also Quarterly	1850–2030	177
Sri LankaLKA	Annual	1990–2024	35
SudanSDN	Annual	1990–2030	41
SurinameSUR	Annual	1990–2030	41
SwedenSWE	Annual · also Quarterly	1800–2030	231
SwitzerlandCHE	Annual · also Quarterly	1899–2030	117
SyriaSYR	Annual	1990–2010	21
TaiwanTWN	Annual	1980–2030	51
TajikistanTJK	Annual	1998–2030	33
TanzaniaTZA	Annual	1991–2030	40
ThailandTHA	Annual	1948–2030	83
Timor-LesteTLS	Annual	2001–2030	30
TogoTGO	Annual	1989–2030	42
TongaTON	Annual	1999–2030	32
Trinidad and TobagoTTO	Annual	1988–2030	43
TunisiaTUN	Annual	1991–2030	40
TürkiyeTUR	Annual	1936–2030	87
TurkmenistanTKM	Annual	1997–2030	34
TuvaluTUV	Annual	2004–2030	27
UAEARE	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2030	40
UgandaUGA	Annual	1997–2030	34
UkraineUKR	Annual	1995–2030	36
United KingdomGBR	Annual · also Quarterly	1830–2030	201
United StatesUSA	Annual · also Quarterly	1800–2030	231
UruguayURY	Annual	1955–2030	76
UzbekistanUZB	Annual	1992–2030	39
VanuatuVUT	Annual	1991–2030	40
VenezuelaVEN	Annual	1920–2024	105
VietnamVNM	Annual	1998–2030	33
YemenYEM	Annual	1990–2030	41
ZambiaZMB	Annual	2000–2030	31
ZimbabweZWE	Annual	2005–2030	26