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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bhutan

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Bhutan in 2024 — 20%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 169. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 4.2 pp.

2024 20% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 50of 169
Period maximum 25%1985
Period minimum 13.2%1988

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bhutan, 1980–2024101520253019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 24.1%1981: 20.3%1982: 20.9%1983: 21.6%1984: 24.8%1985: 25%1986: 19.6%1987: 14.6%1988: 13.2%1989: 20.5%1990: 17%1991: 14.2%1992: 15%1993: 17.1%1994: 15.5%1995: 18.8%1996: 21.7%1997: 22.8%1998: 20.3%1999: 19%2000: 23.9%2001: 23.7%2002: 22.7%2003: 22.3%2004: 22.8%2005: 23.9%2006: 23.2%2007: 20.8%2008: 20.7%2009: 23.2%2010: 21.2%2011: 21.1%2012: 20.3%2013: 18.4%2014: 18.1%2015: 19.1%2016: 18.1%2017: 18.2%2018: 18.5%2019: 19.1%2020: 22.3%2021: 22.7%2022: 21%2023: 20.3%2024: 20%
Change over the period: −4.2 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 20%
World 16.7%
South Asia 10.1%
Southern Asia computed 10.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 11.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20 −0.4 pp
2023 20.3 −0.7 pp
2022 21 −1.7 pp
2021 22.7 +0.4 pp
2020 22.3 +3.2 pp
2019 19.1 +0.6 pp
2018 18.5 +0.3 pp
2017 18.2 +0.1 pp
2016 18.1 −1 pp
2015 19.1 +1 pp
2014 18.1 −0.2 pp
2013 18.4 −1.9 pp
2012 20.3 −0.9 pp
2011 21.1 −0.1 pp
2010 21.2 −2 pp
2009 23.2 +2.5 pp
2008 20.7 −0.1 pp
2007 20.8 −2.3 pp
2006 23.2 −0.7 pp
2005 23.9 +1 pp
2004 22.8 +0.5 pp
2003 22.3 −0.4 pp
2002 22.7 −1 pp
2001 23.7 −0.3 pp
2000 23.9 +4.9 pp
1999 19 −1.2 pp
1998 20.3 −2.5 pp
1997 22.8 +1.1 pp
1996 21.7 +2.9 pp
1995 18.8 +3.3 pp
1994 15.5 −1.6 pp
1993 17.1 +2.1 pp
1992 15 +0.8 pp
1991 14.2 −2.8 pp
1990 17 −3.5 pp
1989 20.5 +7.3 pp
1988 13.2 −1.5 pp
1987 14.6 −4.9 pp
1986 19.6 −5.5 pp
1985 25 +0.2 pp
1984 24.8 +3.3 pp
1983 21.6 +0.7 pp
1982 20.9 +0.6 pp
1981 20.3 −3.9 pp
1980 24.1 —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AF Afghanistan 23.6 BT Bhutan 20 MV Maldives 17.5 IR Iran 13.1 IN India 10.7 PK Pakistan 8.9 NP Nepal 7.7 LK Sri Lanka 7 BD Bangladesh 5.9
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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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