Government consumption in US dollars — all countries

Government consumption in US dollars — South America

Government consumption in US dollars in South America in 2024 — 701,774,884,549 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11,682.5%.

2024 702B US$ −0.94% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 708B US$2023
Period minimum 5.96B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · US$

Government consumption in US dollars — South America, 1960–20240200B400B600B800B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,956,090,259 US$1962: 7,273,853,614 US$1964: 7,219,435,079 US$1966: 9,667,102,307 US$1968: 10,020,398,605 US$1970: 12,840,713,076 US$1972: 16,146,111,466 US$1974: 29,854,761,047 US$1976: 32,851,702,272 US$1978: 44,164,596,310 US$1980: 44,511,728,512 US$1982: 54,184,467,546 US$1984: 36,838,923,154 US$1986: 47,714,362,203 US$1988: 65,158,843,701 US$1990: 97,748,208,870 US$1992: 82,404,929,621 US$1994: 155,410,748,637 US$1996: 241,494,351,164 US$1998: 254,635,084,295 US$2000: 201,239,058,407 US$2002: 150,238,386,463 US$2004: 186,939,408,350 US$2006: 298,051,585,872 US$2008: 448,992,458,246 US$2010: 586,854,459,234 US$2012: 678,300,429,872 US$2014: 706,243,836,801 US$2016: 601,030,375,146 US$2018: 629,101,300,656 US$2020: 518,933,999,037 US$2022: 625,132,179,133 US$2024: 701,774,884,549 US$
Change over the period: +696B (+11,682.48%) Average annual rate: 7.74 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South America 702B US$
World 18.65T US$
Government consumption in US dollars — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 702B −6.68B −0.94%
2023 708B +83.32B +13.33%
2022 625B +70.49B +12.71%
2021 555B +35.71B +6.88%
2020 519B −92.21B −15.09%
2019 611B −17.95B −2.85%
2018 629B −53.6B −7.85%
2017 683B +81.67B +13.59%
2016 601B +2.96B +0.5%
2015 598B −108B −15.32%
2014 706B +3.18B +0.45%
2013 703B +24.77B +3.65%
2012 678B −10.2B −1.48%
2011 688B +102B +17.32%
2010 587B +120B +25.78%
2009 467B +17.58B +3.92%
2008 449B +77.98B +21.02%
2007 371B +72.96B +24.48%
2006 298B +54.11B +22.18%
2005 244B +57B +30.49%
2004 187B +27.96B +17.59%
2003 159B +8.74B +5.82%
2002 150B −34.67B −18.75%
2001 185B −16.33B −8.11%
2000 201B +1.78B +0.89%
1999 199B −55.18B −21.67%
1998 255B +1.7B +0.67%
1997 253B +11.44B +4.74%
1996 241B +12.9B +5.64%
1995 229B +73.19B +47.09%
1994 155B +36.01B +30.16%
1993 119B +37B +44.9%
1992 82.4B −1.69B −2.01%
1991 84.1B −13.65B −13.96%
1990 97.75B +13.27B +15.7%
1989 84.48B +19.32B +29.65%
1988 65.16B +5.03B +8.37%
1987 60.13B +12.41B +26.02%
1986 47.71B +7.7B +19.23%
1985 40.02B +3.18B +8.63%
1984 36.84B −6.01B −14.02%
1983 42.85B −11.34B −20.92%
1982 54.18B +2.53B +4.89%
1981 51.66B +7.15B +16.05%
1980 44.51B −2.87B −6.06%
1979 47.38B +3.22B +7.29%
1978 44.16B +8.26B +23.01%
1977 35.9B +3.05B +9.29%
1976 32.85B +2.55B +8.42%
1975 30.3B +445M +1.49%
1974 29.85B +7.67B +34.56%
1973 22.19B +6.04B +37.41%
1972 16.15B +1.18B +7.89%
1971 14.96B +2.12B +16.54%
1970 12.84B +1.66B +14.88%
1969 11.18B +1.16B +11.54%
1968 10.02B +529M +5.58%
1967 9.49B −176M −1.82%
1966 9.67B +1.76B +22.31%
1965 7.9B +685M +9.48%
1964 7.22B −451M −5.88%
1963 7.67B +397M +5.46%
1962 7.27B +1.11B +17.98%
1961 6.17B +209M +3.52%
1960 5.96B

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.