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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Oman

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Oman in 2024 — 18.7%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 169. Since 1967, the indicator has risen by 14.3 pp.

2024 18.7% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 62of 169
Period maximum 37.2%1973
Period minimum 4.4%1967

Trend over time

1967–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Oman, 1967–2024010203040196719731979198519911997200320092015202120241967: 4.4%1968: 4.8%1969: 5.1%1970: 12.8%1971: 20.8%1972: 29.6%1973: 37.2%1974: 34.7%1975: 31.6%1976: 27.2%1977: 28.4%1978: 28.8%1979: 27.5%1980: 25%1981: 24.6%1982: 26.1%1983: 26.6%1984: 26.5%1985: 27.1%1986: 33.2%1987: 30.4%1988: 29.6%1989: 27.1%1990: 23.8%1991: 23.6%1992: 24.3%1993: 24.8%1994: 25.7%1995: 24.6%1996: 22%1997: 20.7%1998: 23.1%1999: 21.1%2000: 18.8%2001: 20.3%2002: 20.7%2003: 19.5%2004: 19.6%2005: 18.2%2006: 16.3%2007: 16.4%2008: 12.4%2009: 16.9%2010: 16.4%2011: 15.8%2012: 17.1%2013: 18.9%2014: 21.6%2015: 24.6%2016: 26.1%2017: 24.5%2018: 21.6%2019: 23.1%2020: 26.1%2021: 22.1%2022: 17.7%2023: 18.8%2024: 18.7%
Change over the period: +14.3 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Oman 18.7%
World 16.7%
Middle East & North Africa 17.3%
Western Asia computed 19.2%
High-income countries computed 17.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18.7 −0.1 pp
2023 18.8 +1.2 pp
2022 17.7 −4.5 pp
2021 22.1 −3.9 pp
2020 26.1 +3 pp
2019 23.1 +1.5 pp
2018 21.6 −3 pp
2017 24.5 −1.6 pp
2016 26.1 +1.5 pp
2015 24.6 +3 pp
2014 21.6 +2.7 pp
2013 18.9 +1.8 pp
2012 17.1 +1.3 pp
2011 15.8 −0.6 pp
2010 16.4 −0.5 pp
2009 16.9 +4.5 pp
2008 12.4 −4 pp
2007 16.4 +0.1 pp
2006 16.3 −1.9 pp
2005 18.2 −1.4 pp
2004 19.6 +0.1 pp
2003 19.5 −1.2 pp
2002 20.7 +0.4 pp
2001 20.3 +1.5 pp
2000 18.8 −2.3 pp
1999 21.1 −2 pp
1998 23.1 +2.4 pp
1997 20.7 −1.2 pp
1996 22 −2.6 pp
1995 24.6 −1.1 pp
1994 25.7 +0.9 pp
1993 24.8 +0.5 pp
1992 24.3 +0.7 pp
1991 23.6 −0.2 pp
1990 23.8 −3.3 pp
1989 27.1 −2.6 pp
1988 29.6 −0.8 pp
1987 30.4 −2.8 pp
1986 33.2 +6.1 pp
1985 27.1 +0.6 pp
1984 26.5 −0 pp
1983 26.6 +0.5 pp
1982 26.1 +1.5 pp
1981 24.6 −0.4 pp
1980 25 −2.5 pp
1979 27.5 −1.3 pp
1978 28.8 +0.4 pp
1977 28.4 +1.1 pp
1976 27.2 −4.4 pp
1975 31.6 −3.1 pp
1974 34.7 −2.5 pp
1973 37.2 +7.6 pp
1972 29.6 +8.8 pp
1971 20.8 +8 pp
1970 12.8 +7.7 pp
1969 5.1 +0.3 pp
1968 4.8 +0.4 pp
1967 4.4 —

Western Asia, 2024

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

KW Kuwait 25.8 IL Israel 25.2 IQ Iraq 22.2 SA Saudi Arabia 21.3 OM Oman 18.7 CY Cyprus 18.4 PS Palestine 17.5 TR Türkiye 14.5 AZ Azerbaijan 14.2 BH Bahrain 14.1 GE Georgia 12.9 AM Armenia 10.7 LB Lebanon 4.9
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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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