Philippines — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1946–2023 · 78 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 the Philippines, the central government expenditure reading was 16.7% of GDP in 2023, compared with 18.5% of GDP in 2022. The period change was −1.73 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 15.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2008–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 19.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 14.6 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2008
| 2018 | 14.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 13.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 12.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 13.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 13.8 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 14.5 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 13.6 % of GDP |