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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Macao

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Macao in 2025 — 12.2%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 132. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.

2025 12.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 132
Period maximum 27.5%2022
Period minimum 5.7%1983

Trend over time

1982–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Macao, 1982–2025010203019821987199219972002200720122017202220251982: 5.8%1983: 5.7%1984: 6.2%1985: 7.2%1986: 7.5%1987: 7.5%1988: 8.2%1989: 9.4%1990: 10.2%1991: 10.8%1992: 8.9%1993: 8.9%1994: 9.3%1995: 9.6%1996: 10.5%1997: 11.4%1998: 12.8%1999: 14.8%2000: 12.5%2001: 12.4%2002: 12.2%2003: 11.7%2004: 9.6%2005: 9.8%2006: 8.7%2007: 8.7%2008: 8.7%2009: 9.6%2010: 8.1%2011: 7.1%2012: 6.9%2013: 6.5%2014: 7.1%2015: 9.7%2016: 10.4%2017: 9.7%2018: 9.5%2019: 10.2%2020: 25.9%2021: 21.4%2022: 27.5%2023: 13.9%2024: 12.5%2025: 12.2%
Change over the period: +6.4 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Macao, by year Macao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.2 −0.3 pp
2024 12.5 −1.4 pp
2023 13.9 −13.6 pp
2022 27.5 +6.1 pp
2021 21.4 −4.5 pp
2020 25.9 +15.7 pp
2019 10.2 +0.8 pp
2018 9.5 −0.3 pp
2017 9.7 −0.7 pp
2016 10.4 +0.7 pp
2015 9.7 +2.6 pp
2014 7.1 +0.6 pp
2013 6.5 −0.4 pp
2012 6.9 −0.2 pp
2011 7.1 −1.1 pp
2010 8.1 −1.5 pp
2009 9.6 +0.9 pp
2008 8.7 −0 pp
2007 8.7 +0 pp
2006 8.7 −1.1 pp
2005 9.8 +0.2 pp
2004 9.6 −2.1 pp
2003 11.7 −0.5 pp
2002 12.2 −0.2 pp
2001 12.4 −0 pp
2000 12.5 −2.4 pp
1999 14.8 +2 pp
1998 12.8 +1.4 pp
1997 11.4 +0.9 pp
1996 10.5 +0.9 pp
1995 9.6 +0.3 pp
1994 9.3 +0.4 pp
1993 8.9 +0 pp
1992 8.9 −1.9 pp
1991 10.8 +0.6 pp
1990 10.2 +0.8 pp
1989 9.4 +1.2 pp
1988 8.2 +0.7 pp
1987 7.5 −0 pp
1986 7.5 +0.3 pp
1985 7.2 +1 pp
1984 6.2 +0.5 pp
1983 5.7 −0.1 pp
1982 5.8 —

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

KR South Korea 17.6 MN Mongolia 14.6 HK Hong Kong 12.6 MO Macao 12.2
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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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