Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — South Asia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in South Asia in 2025 — 10.2%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.4 pp.

2025 10.2% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 11.2%1999
Period minimum 5.8%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — South Asia, 1960–2025468101219601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.8%1962: 6.7%1964: 7%1966: 7.9%1968: 7.7%1970: 8.2%1972: 9%1974: 8.2%1976: 9.2%1978: 8.9%1980: 9.2%1982: 9.6%1984: 9.7%1986: 10.8%1988: 10.8%1990: 10.5%1992: 10.1%1994: 9.8%1996: 9.7%1998: 11%2000: 11.1%2002: 10.6%2004: 9.9%2006: 9.5%2008: 10.2%2010: 10.6%2012: 10.3%2014: 10%2016: 9.8%2018: 10.2%2020: 10.9%2022: 10.3%2024: 10.1%2025: 10.2%
Change over the period: +4.4 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp
Government consumption (% of GDP) — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.2 +0.1 pp
2024 10.1 +0.1 pp
2023 10 −0.4 pp
2022 10.3 +0.4 pp
2021 9.9 −1 pp
2020 10.9 +0.5 pp
2019 10.4 +0.2 pp
2018 10.2 +0 pp
2017 10.2 +0.4 pp
2016 9.8 −0.2 pp
2015 10 −0 pp
2014 10 +0.1 pp
2013 9.9 −0.4 pp
2012 10.3 −0.4 pp
2011 10.7 +0 pp
2010 10.6 −0.4 pp
2009 11.1 +0.8 pp
2008 10.2 +0.6 pp
2007 9.6 +0.1 pp
2006 9.5 −0.4 pp
2005 9.9 +0 pp
2004 9.9 −0.4 pp
2003 10.3 −0.3 pp
2002 10.6 −0.3 pp
2001 10.9 −0.2 pp
2000 11.1 −0.2 pp
1999 11.2 +0.2 pp
1998 11 +0.7 pp
1997 10.3 +0.6 pp
1996 9.7 −0.3 pp
1995 9.9 +0.1 pp
1994 9.8 −0.4 pp
1993 10.2 +0.1 pp
1992 10.1 −0.1 pp
1991 10.2 −0.3 pp
1990 10.5 −0.3 pp
1989 10.8 −0.1 pp
1988 10.8 −0.3 pp
1987 11.1 +0.3 pp
1986 10.8 +0.6 pp
1985 10.2 +0.5 pp
1984 9.7 +0.2 pp
1983 9.5 −0 pp
1982 9.6 +0.6 pp
1981 9 −0.2 pp
1980 9.2 −0.2 pp
1979 9.5 +0.5 pp
1978 8.9 +0.1 pp
1977 8.8 −0.4 pp
1976 9.2 +0.8 pp
1975 8.4 +0.2 pp
1974 8.2 +0.2 pp
1973 8 −0.9 pp
1972 9 +0 pp
1971 9 +0.8 pp
1970 8.2 +0.3 pp
1969 7.9 +0.2 pp
1968 7.7 +0.3 pp
1967 7.4 −0.4 pp
1966 7.9 +0.2 pp
1965 7.7 +0.6 pp
1964 7 −0.4 pp
1963 7.4 +0.7 pp
1962 6.7 +0.7 pp
1961 6 +0.2 pp
1960 5.8

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.