Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — India

Government consumption (% of GDP) in India in 2025 — 10.8%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2025 10.8% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 109of 132
Period maximum 12.2%1999
Period minimum 6.6%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — India, 1960–20256810121419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.6%1962: 7.8%1964: 8%1966: 8.5%1968: 8.4%1970: 8.9%1972: 9.3%1974: 8.6%1976: 9.8%1978: 9.4%1980: 9.7%1982: 10.2%1984: 10.4%1986: 11.6%1988: 11.6%1990: 11.3%1992: 10.9%1994: 10.4%1996: 10.3%1998: 11.9%2000: 11.9%2002: 11.3%2004: 10.4%2006: 9.8%2008: 10.5%2010: 11%2012: 10.7%2014: 10.4%2016: 10.3%2018: 10.8%2020: 11.6%2022: 11.1%2024: 10.7%2025: 10.8%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

India 10.8%
South Asia 10.2%
Southern Asia computed 10.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.8 +0.1 pp
2024 10.7 +0.1 pp
2023 10.6 −0.5 pp
2022 11.1 +0.6 pp
2021 10.5 −1.1 pp
2020 11.6 +0.6 pp
2019 11 +0.2 pp
2018 10.8 +0.1 pp
2017 10.8 +0.5 pp
2016 10.3 −0.1 pp
2015 10.4 −0 pp
2014 10.4 +0.1 pp
2013 10.3 −0.4 pp
2012 10.7 −0.4 pp
2011 11.1 +0.1 pp
2010 11 −0.5 pp
2009 11.5 +0.9 pp
2008 10.5 +0.7 pp
2007 9.9 +0.1 pp
2006 9.8 −0.6 pp
2005 10.4 −0 pp
2004 10.4 −0.5 pp
2003 10.9 −0.4 pp
2002 11.3 −0.4 pp
2001 11.8 −0.2 pp
2000 11.9 −0.2 pp
1999 12.2 +0.3 pp
1998 11.9 +0.9 pp
1997 11 +0.7 pp
1996 10.3 −0.2 pp
1995 10.5 +0.1 pp
1994 10.4 −0.6 pp
1993 11 +0.1 pp
1992 10.9 −0.2 pp
1991 11.1 −0.2 pp
1990 11.3 −0.3 pp
1989 11.6 −0 pp
1988 11.6 −0.3 pp
1987 11.9 +0.4 pp
1986 11.6 +0.6 pp
1985 10.9 +0.6 pp
1984 10.4 +0.3 pp
1983 10.1 −0.1 pp
1982 10.2 +0.5 pp
1981 9.6 −0 pp
1980 9.7 −0.2 pp
1979 9.9 +0.5 pp
1978 9.4 +0.2 pp
1977 9.2 −0.6 pp
1976 9.8 +0.3 pp
1975 9.5 +0.8 pp
1974 8.6 +0.2 pp
1973 8.4 −0.9 pp
1972 9.3 −0.3 pp
1971 9.7 +0.7 pp
1970 8.9 +0.4 pp
1969 8.5 +0.2 pp
1968 8.4 +0.3 pp
1967 8.1 −0.4 pp
1966 8.5 −0.3 pp
1965 8.8 +0.7 pp
1964 8 −0.7 pp
1963 8.7 +0.9 pp
1962 7.8 +0.9 pp
1961 6.9 +0.3 pp
1960 6.6

Southern Asia, 2025

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

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.