Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Azerbaijan

Government expense in Azerbaijan in 2022 — 23.01%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 111. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 11.19 pp.

2022 23.01% −4.14 pp vs 2021
World rank 72of 111
Period maximum 34.2%1994
Period minimum 15.81%1996

Trend over time

1994–2022 · % of GDP

Government expense — Azerbaijan, 1994–2022152025303519941997200020032006200920122015201820211994: 34.2%1995: 19.83%1996: 15.81%1997: 16.22%1998: 18.77%1999: 19.01%2008: 18.51%2009: 23.08%2010: 20.87%2011: 18.48%2012: 22.19%2013: 20.93%2014: 22.1%2015: 24.79%2016: 27.2%2017: 27.96%2018: 21.4%2019: 24.28%2020: 33.93%2021: 27.14%2022: 23.01%
Change over the period: −11.19 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Azerbaijan 23.01%
World 28.49%
Government expense — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 23.01 −4.14 pp
2021 27.14 −6.79 pp
2020 33.93 +9.65 pp
2019 24.28 +2.88 pp
2018 21.4 −6.56 pp
2017 27.96 +0.76 pp
2016 27.2 +2.41 pp
2015 24.79 +2.69 pp
2014 22.1 +1.18 pp
2013 20.93 −1.26 pp
2012 22.19 +3.71 pp
2011 18.48 −2.39 pp
2010 20.87 −2.21 pp
2009 23.08 +4.57 pp
2008 18.51
1999 19.01 +0.24 pp
1998 18.77 +2.55 pp
1997 16.22 +0.41 pp
1996 15.81 −4.02 pp
1995 19.83 −14.37 pp
1994 34.2

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.