Venezuela — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2014 · 61 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 Venezuela, the central government expenditure reading was 36.5% of GDP in 2014, compared with 31.8% of GDP in 2013. The period change was +4.7 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 28.5% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2002–2014
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 31.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 29.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 21.7 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2002
| 2009 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 27.2 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 27.9 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 30.6 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2004 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| 2003 | 26.5 % of GDP |
| 2002 | 24.4 % of GDP |