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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Guyana

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Guyana in 2005 — 26.9%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 167. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.5 pp.

2005 26.9% −0.3 pp vs 2004
World rank 13of 167
Period maximum 31.5%1986
Period minimum 11.4%1960

Trend over time

1960–2005 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Guyana, 1960–20051020304019601965197019751980198519901995200020051960: 11.4%1961: 11.9%1962: 11.5%1963: 12.1%1964: 14%1965: 15%1966: 15.2%1967: 15.7%1968: 15.2%1969: 15.9%1970: 17%1971: 18%1972: 19.5%1973: 24.8%1974: 17%1975: 19.6%1976: 28.2%1977: 25.8%1978: 23.3%1979: 26.2%1980: 24.2%1981: 29.1%1982: 25.8%1983: 27.1%1984: 18.1%1985: 18.1%1986: 31.5%1987: 27.4%1988: 28.1%1989: 16.5%1990: 13.6%1991: 14.9%1992: 16.8%1993: 15.2%1994: 15.4%1995: 15%1996: 16.2%1997: 17.5%1998: 18.4%1999: 19%2000: 24.7%2001: 25.1%2002: 25.7%2003: 28%2004: 27.2%2005: 26.9%
Change over the period: +15.5 pp Annual average: 0.34 pp

Comparison, 2005

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

Guyana 26.9%
World 16.8%
Latin America & Caribbean 13.8%
South America computed 14.7%
High-income countries computed 17.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2005 26.9 −0.3 pp
2004 27.2 −0.8 pp
2003 28 +2.3 pp
2002 25.7 +0.6 pp
2001 25.1 +0.4 pp
2000 24.7 +5.7 pp
1999 19 +0.5 pp
1998 18.4 +0.9 pp
1997 17.5 +1.3 pp
1996 16.2 +1.2 pp
1995 15 −0.4 pp
1994 15.4 +0.2 pp
1993 15.2 −1.6 pp
1992 16.8 +1.8 pp
1991 14.9 +1.3 pp
1990 13.6 −2.9 pp
1989 16.5 −11.6 pp
1988 28.1 +0.7 pp
1987 27.4 −4.1 pp
1986 31.5 +13.4 pp
1985 18.1 −0 pp
1984 18.1 −9 pp
1983 27.1 +1.3 pp
1982 25.8 −3.3 pp
1981 29.1 +4.9 pp
1980 24.2 −2 pp
1979 26.2 +2.9 pp
1978 23.3 −2.4 pp
1977 25.8 −2.4 pp
1976 28.2 +8.6 pp
1975 19.6 +2.6 pp
1974 17 −7.8 pp
1973 24.8 +5.3 pp
1972 19.5 +1.5 pp
1971 18 +1.1 pp
1970 17 +1.1 pp
1969 15.9 +0.7 pp
1968 15.2 −0.4 pp
1967 15.7 +0.5 pp
1966 15.2 +0.2 pp
1965 15 +1.1 pp
1964 14 +1.8 pp
1963 12.1 +0.6 pp
1962 11.5 −0.4 pp
1961 11.9 +0.5 pp
1960 11.4 —

South America, 2005

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

GY Guyana 26.9 BR Brazil 18.9 BO Bolivia 16 CO Colombia 14 AR Argentina 12.1 PE Peru 11.4 EC Ecuador 11 CL Chile 11 UY Uruguay 10.9 PY Paraguay 8.1 VE Venezuela 0
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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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