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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — ASEAN

Government consumption (% of GDP) in ASEAN in 2025 — 10.9%. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2025 10.9% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 12.3%2020
Period minimum 9.7%1997

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — ASEAN, 1981–202591011121319811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 11%1982: 11.6%1983: 11.2%1984: 11%1985: 12.1%1986: 11.9%1987: 10.6%1988: 10%1989: 10.1%1990: 10.1%1991: 9.9%1992: 10.1%1993: 10.2%1994: 9.8%1995: 9.9%1996: 9.8%1997: 9.7%1998: 10.2%1999: 10.2%2000: 10%2001: 10.5%2002: 10.5%2003: 10.5%2004: 10.4%2005: 10%2006: 10.1%2007: 10.1%2008: 10.1%2009: 11.1%2010: 11%2011: 11%2012: 11.3%2013: 11.6%2014: 11.5%2015: 11.7%2016: 11.5%2017: 11.2%2018: 11.2%2019: 11.1%2020: 12.3%2021: 12%2022: 10.7%2023: 10.5%2024: 10.7%2025: 10.9%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp
Government consumption (% of GDP) — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.9 +0.2 pp
2024 10.7 +0.2 pp
2023 10.5 −0.2 pp
2022 10.7 −1.3 pp
2021 12 −0.4 pp
2020 12.3 +1.2 pp
2019 11.1 −0 pp
2018 11.2 −0 pp
2017 11.2 −0.3 pp
2016 11.5 −0.2 pp
2015 11.7 +0.2 pp
2014 11.5 −0.1 pp
2013 11.6 +0.3 pp
2012 11.3 +0.3 pp
2011 11 −0 pp
2010 11 −0.1 pp
2009 11.1 +1 pp
2008 10.1 +0.1 pp
2007 10.1 +0 pp
2006 10.1 +0.1 pp
2005 10 −0.3 pp
2004 10.4 −0.2 pp
2003 10.5 +0 pp
2002 10.5 +0 pp
2001 10.5 +0.5 pp
2000 10 −0.2 pp
1999 10.2 +0.1 pp
1998 10.2 +0.4 pp
1997 9.7 −0.1 pp
1996 9.8 −0 pp
1995 9.9 +0 pp
1994 9.8 −0.4 pp
1993 10.2 +0.1 pp
1992 10.1 +0.2 pp
1991 9.9 −0.2 pp
1990 10.1 +0 pp
1989 10.1 +0.1 pp
1988 10 −0.6 pp
1987 10.6 −1.2 pp
1986 11.9 −0.3 pp
1985 12.1 +1.1 pp
1984 11 −0.1 pp
1983 11.2 −0.4 pp
1982 11.6 +0.6 pp
1981 11 —

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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