Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 200 countries · 1689–2030 · 19,617 observations

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.

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Combined 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	1951–2030	73
AndorraAND	Annual	2001–2030	30
AngolaAGO	Annual	1980–2030	51
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	1839–2030	142
AustriaAUT	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	130
AzerbaijanAZE	Annual	1994–2030	37
BahamasBHS	Annual	1973–2030	57
BahrainBHR	Annual	1990–2030	41
BangladeshBGD	Annual	1973–2030	58
BarbadosBRB	Annual	1972–2030	48
BelarusBLR	Annual	1994–2030	37
BelgiumBEL	Annual · also Quarterly	1835–2030	189
BelizeBLZ	Annual	1996–2030	35
BeninBEN	Annual	1965–2030	66
BhutanBTN	Annual	1981–2030	50
BoliviaBOL	Annual	1900–2025	123
BosniaBIH	Annual	1998–2030	33
BotswanaBWA	Annual	1980–2030	51
BrazilBRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1861–2030	170
BruneiBRN	Annual	1985–2030	46
BulgariaBGR	Annual · also Quarterly	1887–2030	100
Burkina FasoBFA	Annual	1954–2030	72
BurundiBDI	Annual	1980–2030	51
Cabo VerdeCPV	Annual	1980–2030	51
CambodiaKHM	Annual	1996–2030	35
CameroonCMR	Annual	1963–2030	63
CanadaCAN	Annual · also Quarterly	1870–2030	161
Central African RepublicCAF	Annual	1960–2030	65
ChadTCD	Annual · also Quarterly	1972–2030	56
ChileCHL	Annual · also Quarterly	1810–2030	221
ChinaCHN	Annual	1952–2030	79
ColombiaCOL	Annual	1905–2030	126
ComorosCOM	Annual	1980–2030	51
Congo DRCOD	Annual	1950–2030	74
Cook IslandsCOK	Annual	2009–2022	14
Costa RicaCRI	Annual	1936–2030	95
Côte d'IvoireCIV	Annual	1960–2030	71
CroatiaHRV	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2030	39
CubaCUB	Annual	1903–2018	68
CyprusCYP	Annual · also Quarterly	1950–2030	81
CzechiaCZE	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
DenmarkDNK	Annual · also Quarterly	1854–2030	177
DjiboutiDJI	Annual	1990–2030	41
DominicaDMA	Annual	1990–2030	41
Dominican RepublicDOM	Annual	1950–2030	81
East GermanyDDR	Annual	1950–1988	39
EcuadorECU	Annual	1995–2024	30
EgyptEGY	Annual	1951–2030	79
El SalvadorSLV	Annual	1939–2030	86
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	1960–2030	71
FijiFJI	Annual	1950–2030	81
FinlandFIN	Annual · also Quarterly	1882–2030	149
FranceFRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1815–2030	216
GabonGAB	Annual	1956–2030	62
GambiaGMB	Annual	1980–2030	51
GeorgiaGEO	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
GermanyDEU	Annual · also Quarterly	1872–2030	137
GhanaGHA	Annual	1950–2030	80
GreeceGRC	Annual · also Quarterly	1833–2030	190
GrenadaGRD	Annual	1990–2030	41
GuatemalaGTM	Annual	1923–2030	108
GuineaGIN	Annual	1980–2030	51
Guinea-BissauGNB	Annual	1980–2030	51
GuyanaGUY	Annual	1952–2030	75
HaitiHTI	Annual	1924–2030	92
HondurasHND	Annual	1925–2030	106
Hong KongHKG	Annual	1947–2030	78
HungaryHUN	Annual · also Quarterly	1925–2030	69
IcelandISL	Annual · also Quarterly	1901–2030	130
IndiaIND	Annual	1861–2030	170
IndonesiaIDN	Annual	1921–2030	99
IranIRN	Annual	1959–2030	72
IraqIRQ	Annual	1950–2030	52
IrelandIRL	Annual · also Quarterly	1926–2030	99
IsraelISR	Annual	1950–2030	81
ItalyITA	Annual · also Quarterly	1862–2030	169
JamaicaJAM	Annual	1929–2030	94
JapanJPN	Annual · also Quarterly	1875–2030	155
JordanJOR	Annual	1959–2030	72
KazakhstanKAZ	Annual	2000–2030	31
KenyaKEN	Annual	1955–2030	76
KiribatiKIR	Annual	1990–2030	41
KosovoXKX	Annual	2000–2030	31
KuwaitKWT	Annual	1964–2030	65
KyrgyzstanKGZ	Annual	1995–2030	36
LaosLAO	Annual	2000–2030	31
LatviaLVA	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
LebanonLBN	Annual	1990–2024	35
LesothoLSO	Annual	1972–2030	57
LiberiaLBR	Annual	1964–2030	53
LibyaLBY	Annual	1963–2030	64
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	1950–2030	72
MalawiMWI	Annual	1954–2030	77
MalaysiaMYS	Annual	1949–2030	81
MaldivesMDV	Annual	1990–2030	41
MaliMLI	Annual	1967–2030	64
MaltaMLT	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2030	36
Marshall IslandsMHL	Annual	1997–2030	34
MauritaniaMRT	Annual	1968–2030	52
MauritiusMUS	Annual	1950–2030	81
MexicoMEX	Annual	1876–2030	152
MicronesiaFSM	Annual	1995–2030	36
MoldovaMDA	Annual	1995–2030	36
MongoliaMNG	Annual	1981–2030	50
MontenegroMNE	Annual	2002–2030	29
MoroccoMAR	Annual	1952–2030	75
MozambiqueMOZ	Annual	1980–2030	51
MyanmarMMR	Annual	1947–2030	84
NamibiaNAM	Annual	1990–2030	41
NauruNRU	Annual	2005–2030	26
NepalNPL	Annual	1962–2030	69
NetherlandsNLD	Annual · also Quarterly	1815–2030	216
New ZealandNZL	Annual	1876–2030	155
NicaraguaNIC	Annual	1960–2030	71
NigerNER	Annual	1960–2030	71
NigeriaNGA	Annual	1950–2030	80
North MacedoniaMKD	Annual	1997–2030	34
NorwayNOR	Annual · also Quarterly	1865–2030	160
OmanOMN	Annual	1990–2030	41
PakistanPAK	Annual	1950–2030	81
PalauPLW	Annual	2000–2030	31
PalestinePSE	Annual	2005–2024	20
PanamaPAN	Annual	1946–2030	85
Papua New GuineaPNG	Annual	1975–2030	56
ParaguayPRY	Annual	1952–2030	75
PeruPER	Annual	1900–2030	131
PhilippinesPHL	Annual	1946–2030	85
PolandPOL	Annual · also Quarterly	1950–2030	78
PortugalPRT	Annual · also Quarterly	1870–2030	161
Puerto RicoPRI	Annual	1929–2030	72
QatarQAT	Annual · also Quarterly	1990–2030	41
Republic of the CongoCOG	Annual	1955–2030	63
RomaniaROU	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2030	131
RussiaRUS	Annual	1885–2030	74
RwandaRWA	Annual	1980–2030	51
Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	Annual	1980–2030	51
Saint LuciaLCA	Annual	1985–2030	46
Saint VincentVCT	Annual	1980–2030	51
SamoaWSM	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2030	39
San MarinoSMR	Annual	2002–2030	29
São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	Annual	1980–2030	51
Saudi ArabiaSAU	Annual · also Quarterly	1990–2030	41
SenegalSEN	Annual	1962–2030	69
SerbiaSRB	Annual	2000–2030	31
SeychellesSYC	Annual	1980–2030	51
Sierra LeoneSLE	Annual	1963–2030	67
SingaporeSGP	Annual	1963–2030	68
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	1911–2030	120
South KoreaKOR	Annual	1911–2030	108
South SudanSSD	Annual	2011–2030	20
SpainESP	Annual · also Quarterly	1801–2030	207
Sri LankaLKA	Annual	1947–2024	78
SudanSDN	Annual	1955–2030	76
SurinameSUR	Annual	1990–2030	41
SwedenSWE	Annual · also Quarterly	1750–2030	281
SwitzerlandCHE	Annual · also Quarterly	1871–2030	160
SyriaSYR	Annual	1964–2010	43
TaiwanTWN	Annual	1903–2030	116
TajikistanTJK	Annual	1998–2030	33
TanzaniaTZA	Annual	1955–2030	76
ThailandTHA	Annual	1946–2030	85
Timor-LesteTLS	Annual	2001–2030	30
TogoTGO	Annual	1961–2030	70
TongaTON	Annual	1999–2030	32
Trinidad and TobagoTTO	Annual	1951–2030	80
TunisiaTUN	Annual	1965–2030	66
TürkiyeTUR	Annual	1936–2030	87
TurkmenistanTKM	Annual	1997–2030	34
TuvaluTUV	Annual	2004–2030	27
UAEARE	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2030	40
UgandaUGA	Annual	1954–2030	77
UkraineUKR	Annual	1995–2030	36
United KingdomGBR	Annual · also Quarterly	1689–2030	342
United StatesUSA	Annual · also Quarterly	1791–2030	240
UruguayURY	Annual	1930–2030	97
UzbekistanUZB	Annual	1992–2030	39
VanuatuVUT	Annual	1981–2030	50
VenezuelaVEN	Annual	1920–2024	105
VietnamVNM	Annual	1998–2030	33
YemenYEM	Annual	1990–2030	41
ZambiaZMB	Annual	1950–2030	81
ZimbabweZWE	Annual	1990–2030	37