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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Eastern Asia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Eastern Asia in 2024 — 17.3%. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 3.5 pp.

2024 17.3% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 18.1%2020
Period minimum 12.8%1989

Trend over time

1981–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Eastern Asia, 1981–2024121416182019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 13.7%1982: 13.8%1983: 13.9%1984: 13.8%1985: 13.5%1986: 13.4%1987: 13.2%1988: 12.8%1989: 12.8%1990: 12.8%1991: 12.9%1992: 13.2%1993: 13.7%1994: 13.9%1995: 14.1%1996: 14%1997: 14.2%1998: 14.9%1999: 15.5%2000: 15.8%2001: 16.2%2002: 16.4%2003: 16.3%2004: 16.1%2005: 16%2006: 15.8%2007: 15.6%2008: 15.8%2009: 16.6%2010: 16.4%2011: 16.9%2012: 17.1%2013: 16.8%2014: 16.7%2015: 16.7%2016: 16.9%2017: 16.8%2018: 17.1%2019: 17.5%2020: 18.1%2021: 17.2%2022: 17.4%2023: 17.7%2024: 17.3%
Change over the period: +3.5 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Asia 17.3%
World 16.7%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.3 −0.4 pp
2023 17.7 +0.2 pp
2022 17.4 +0.2 pp
2021 17.2 −0.9 pp
2020 18.1 +0.7 pp
2019 17.5 +0.4 pp
2018 17.1 +0.3 pp
2017 16.8 −0 pp
2016 16.9 +0.2 pp
2015 16.7 +0 pp
2014 16.7 −0.2 pp
2013 16.8 −0.3 pp
2012 17.1 +0.2 pp
2011 16.9 +0.5 pp
2010 16.4 −0.3 pp
2009 16.6 +0.8 pp
2008 15.8 +0.2 pp
2007 15.6 −0.2 pp
2006 15.8 −0.2 pp
2005 16 −0.1 pp
2004 16.1 −0.3 pp
2003 16.3 −0.1 pp
2002 16.4 +0.2 pp
2001 16.2 +0.5 pp
2000 15.8 +0.3 pp
1999 15.5 +0.6 pp
1998 14.9 +0.7 pp
1997 14.2 +0.1 pp
1996 14 −0.1 pp
1995 14.1 +0.2 pp
1994 13.9 +0.3 pp
1993 13.7 +0.5 pp
1992 13.2 +0.4 pp
1991 12.9 +0 pp
1990 12.8 +0 pp
1989 12.8 −0 pp
1988 12.8 −0.4 pp
1987 13.2 −0.2 pp
1986 13.4 −0.1 pp
1985 13.5 −0.3 pp
1984 13.8 −0.1 pp
1983 13.9 +0.1 pp
1982 13.8 +0 pp
1981 13.7 —

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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