Maldives — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2009 · 21 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Maldives, the central government expenditure reading was 29.2% of GDP in 2009, compared with 25.7% of GDP in 2008. The period change was +3.53 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 23.6% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2009
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 29.2 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 27.4 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 27.8 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 31.2 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2000
| 2004 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2003 | 17.4 % of GDP |
| 2002 | 19.9 % of GDP |
| 2001 | 20.1 % of GDP |
| 2000 | 19.9 % of GDP |