Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — OPEC

Government consumption (% of GDP) in OPEC in 2024 — 20%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4.3 pp.

2024 20% +2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 22.6%2020
Period minimum 11.1%2008

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — OPEC, 1970–20241015202519701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 15.8%1971: 16.2%1972: 16.4%1973: 15.9%1974: 13.9%1975: 17.4%1976: 17.8%1977: 17.9%1978: 20.5%1979: 17.8%1980: 16.2%1981: 19.4%1982: 21.8%1983: 22.2%1984: 20.6%1985: 20.4%1986: 21.1%1987: 21.8%1988: 21.6%1989: 21.2%1990: 16.5%1991: 20.3%1992: 19.3%1993: 18.9%1994: 18%1995: 16.3%1996: 16.4%1997: 16.4%1998: 17.7%1999: 15.5%2000: 15.4%2001: 15.1%2002: 15.5%2003: 14.8%2004: 14.2%2005: 13.1%2006: 12.6%2007: 11.7%2008: 11.1%2009: 13.3%2010: 12.5%2011: 14.5%2012: 16.1%2013: 17.4%2014: 18.8%2015: 21.5%2016: 19.8%2017: 19.1%2018: 18.9%2019: 19.6%2020: 22.6%2021: 18.9%2022: 16.6%2023: 18%2024: 20%
Change over the period: +4.3 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 20%
World 16.7%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20 +2 pp
2023 18 +1.4 pp
2022 16.6 −2.3 pp
2021 18.9 −3.7 pp
2020 22.6 +3 pp
2019 19.6 +0.7 pp
2018 18.9 −0.1 pp
2017 19.1 −0.7 pp
2016 19.8 −1.7 pp
2015 21.5 +2.7 pp
2014 18.8 +1.5 pp
2013 17.4 +1.2 pp
2012 16.1 +1.6 pp
2011 14.5 +2 pp
2010 12.5 −0.8 pp
2009 13.3 +2.2 pp
2008 11.1 −0.7 pp
2007 11.7 −0.9 pp
2006 12.6 −0.5 pp
2005 13.1 −1.1 pp
2004 14.2 −0.6 pp
2003 14.8 −0.7 pp
2002 15.5 +0.3 pp
2001 15.1 −0.2 pp
2000 15.4 −0.2 pp
1999 15.5 −2.1 pp
1998 17.7 +1.2 pp
1997 16.4 +0 pp
1996 16.4 +0.1 pp
1995 16.3 −1.7 pp
1994 18 −0.9 pp
1993 18.9 −0.4 pp
1992 19.3 −1 pp
1991 20.3 +3.8 pp
1990 16.5 −4.8 pp
1989 21.2 −0.4 pp
1988 21.6 −0.2 pp
1987 21.8 +0.7 pp
1986 21.1 +0.7 pp
1985 20.4 −0.2 pp
1984 20.6 −1.6 pp
1983 22.2 +0.5 pp
1982 21.8 +2.4 pp
1981 19.4 +3.2 pp
1980 16.2 −1.6 pp
1979 17.8 −2.7 pp
1978 20.5 +2.7 pp
1977 17.9 +0.1 pp
1976 17.8 +0.3 pp
1975 17.4 +3.5 pp
1974 13.9 −2 pp
1973 15.9 −0.5 pp
1972 16.4 +0.2 pp
1971 16.2 +0.4 pp
1970 15.8

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.