Government consumption in US dollars — all countries

Government consumption in US dollars — High-income countries

Government consumption in US dollars in high-income countries in 2024 — 12,349,119,647,673 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 178.9%.

2024 12.35T US$ +4.83% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 12.35T US$2024
Period minimum 4.26T US$1998

Trend over time

1995–2024 · US$

Government consumption in US dollars — High-income countries, 1995–202405T10T15T199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 4,427,185,353,193 US$1996: 4,436,962,764,174 US$1997: 4,285,297,700,831 US$1998: 4,262,257,474,516 US$1999: 4,468,006,420,097 US$2000: 4,525,738,887,547 US$2001: 4,616,973,520,763 US$2002: 4,965,793,612,784 US$2003: 5,689,928,628,674 US$2004: 6,330,250,689,672 US$2005: 6,689,598,656,871 US$2006: 7,063,297,388,441 US$2007: 7,773,756,654,442 US$2008: 8,592,445,493,608 US$2009: 8,575,014,188,386 US$2010: 8,859,733,531,650 US$2011: 9,470,696,577,195 US$2012: 9,374,739,234,417 US$2013: 9,446,299,407,012 US$2014: 9,492,020,287,223 US$2015: 8,672,274,305,008 US$2016: 8,808,541,148,918 US$2017: 9,140,501,073,030 US$2018: 9,712,336,601,002 US$2019: 9,896,355,556,438 US$2020: 10,442,846,076,456 US$2021: 11,346,089,801,648 US$2022: 11,238,320,093,280 US$2023: 11,780,587,508,572 US$2024: 12,349,119,647,673 US$
Change over the period: +7.92T (+178.94%) Average annual rate: 3.6 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 12.35T US$
World 18.65T US$
Government consumption in US dollars — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 12.35T +569B +4.83%
2023 11.78T +542B +4.83%
2022 11.24T −108B −0.95%
2021 11.35T +903B +8.65%
2020 10.44T +546B +5.52%
2019 9.9T +184B +1.89%
2018 9.71T +572B +6.26%
2017 9.14T +332B +3.77%
2016 8.81T +136B +1.57%
2015 8.67T −820B −8.64%
2014 9.49T +45.72B +0.48%
2013 9.45T +71.56B +0.76%
2012 9.37T −95.96B −1.01%
2011 9.47T +611B +6.9%
2010 8.86T +285B +3.32%
2009 8.58T −17.43B −0.2%
2008 8.59T +819B +10.53%
2007 7.77T +710B +10.06%
2006 7.06T +374B +5.59%
2005 6.69T +359B +5.68%
2004 6.33T +640B +11.25%
2003 5.69T +724B +14.58%
2002 4.97T +349B +7.56%
2001 4.62T +91.23B +2.02%
2000 4.53T +57.73B +1.29%
1999 4.47T +206B +4.83%
1998 4.26T −23.04B −0.54%
1997 4.29T −152B −3.42%
1996 4.44T +9.78B +0.22%
1995 4.43T

About the indicator

Government final consumption expenditure in current US dollars: compensation of employees in the public sector, purchases of goods and services for the current work of the state, and spending on defense and security. This is not the whole budget: pensions, benefits and other transfers are left out because they are recorded as household income, while public investment is recorded as capital formation. The quantity therefore comes to roughly two thirds of total budget expense, not all of it.

Important: Not to be confused with budget expense: transfers and capital outlays are not counted here. This same indicator serves as the weight when aggregating military spending as a share of government spending.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.