Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Central Asia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Central Asia in 2024 — 12.1%. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 14.4 pp.

2024 12.1% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 26.5%1992
Period minimum 9.9%2018

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Central Asia, 1992–2024510152025301992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 26.5%1993: 21.3%1994: 17.4%1995: 20.1%1996: 19.2%1997: 15.8%1998: 14.9%1999: 16%2000: 15.2%2001: 15%2002: 13.4%2003: 12.9%2004: 12.9%2005: 12.6%2006: 11.3%2007: 11.7%2008: 10.9%2009: 12.1%2010: 10.7%2011: 10.4%2012: 11%2013: 10.3%2014: 10.7%2015: 11.6%2016: 11.7%2017: 11.4%2018: 9.9%2019: 11%2020: 13.3%2021: 12.5%2022: 12.1%2023: 12.5%2024: 12.1%
Change over the period: −14.4 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Central Asia 12.1%
World 16.7%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.1 −0.5 pp
2023 12.5 +0.4 pp
2022 12.1 −0.4 pp
2021 12.5 −0.8 pp
2020 13.3 +2.3 pp
2019 11 +1.1 pp
2018 9.9 −1.5 pp
2017 11.4 −0.4 pp
2016 11.7 +0.1 pp
2015 11.6 +1 pp
2014 10.7 +0.3 pp
2013 10.3 −0.7 pp
2012 11 +0.7 pp
2011 10.4 −0.3 pp
2010 10.7 −1.4 pp
2009 12.1 +1.2 pp
2008 10.9 −0.8 pp
2007 11.7 +0.4 pp
2006 11.3 −1.3 pp
2005 12.6 −0.3 pp
2004 12.9 −0 pp
2003 12.9 −0.5 pp
2002 13.4 −1.6 pp
2001 15 −0.2 pp
2000 15.2 −0.7 pp
1999 16 +1 pp
1998 14.9 −0.9 pp
1997 15.8 −3.3 pp
1996 19.2 −0.9 pp
1995 20.1 +2.7 pp
1994 17.4 −3.9 pp
1993 21.3 −5.1 pp
1992 26.5

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.