Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Armenia

Government expense in Armenia in 2023 — 20.95%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 87. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 3.99 pp.

2023 20.95% −0.22 pp vs 2022
World rank 59of 87
Period maximum 26.58%2020
Period minimum 16.96%2004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Armenia, 2004–20231517.52022.52527.5200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 16.96%2005: 18.15%2006: 17.15%2007: 17.04%2008: 21.14%2009: 23.86%2010: 23%2011: 22.57%2012: 21.37%2013: 22.64%2014: 23.99%2015: 25.08%2016: 25.71%2017: 22.63%2018: 22.08%2019: 21.76%2020: 26.58%2021: 24.97%2022: 21.16%2023: 20.95%
Change over the period: +3.99 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Armenia 20.95%
Government expense — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 20.95 −0.22 pp
2022 21.16 −3.81 pp
2021 24.97 −1.61 pp
2020 26.58 +4.82 pp
2019 21.76 −0.32 pp
2018 22.08 −0.55 pp
2017 22.63 −3.08 pp
2016 25.71 +0.63 pp
2015 25.08 +1.09 pp
2014 23.99 +1.35 pp
2013 22.64 +1.26 pp
2012 21.37 −1.19 pp
2011 22.57 −0.43 pp
2010 23 −0.86 pp
2009 23.86 +2.72 pp
2008 21.14 +4.1 pp
2007 17.04 −0.11 pp
2006 17.15 −1 pp
2005 18.15 +1.19 pp
2004 16.96

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

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