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Government expense — Indonesia

Government expense in Indonesia in 2009 — 15.37%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 122. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 4.94 pp.

2009 15.37% −3.08 pp vs 2008
World rank 101of 122
Period maximum 18.45%2008
Period minimum 9.71%1995

Trend over time

1972–2009 · % of GDP

Government expense — Indonesia, 1972–20097.51012.51517.52019721976198019841988199219962000200420081972: 10.43%1973: 11.31%1974: 13.23%1975: 13.27%1976: 12.92%1977: 12.27%1978: 12.4%1979: 13.27%1980: 13.54%1981: 13.76%1982: 13.56%1983: 13.38%1984: 12.58%1985: 13.65%1986: 14.65%1987: 11.89%1988: 11.23%1989: 11.58%1990: 12.72%1991: 11.24%1992: 11.71%1993: 10.71%1994: 9.98%1995: 9.71%1996: 10.36%1997: 12.92%1998: 13.43%1999: 16.33%2002: 15.71%2003: 16.26%2004: 16.85%2008: 18.45%2009: 15.37%
Change over the period: +4.94 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2009

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

Indonesia 15.37%
World 28.39%
South-Eastern Asia computed 16.55%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 23.85%
Government expense — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2009 15.37 −3.08 pp
2008 18.45 —
2004 16.85 +0.6 pp
2003 16.26 +0.54 pp
2002 15.71 —
1999 16.33 +2.9 pp
1998 13.43 +0.51 pp
1997 12.92 +2.56 pp
1996 10.36 +0.65 pp
1995 9.71 −0.27 pp
1994 9.98 −0.72 pp
1993 10.71 −1 pp
1992 11.71 +0.47 pp
1991 11.24 −1.48 pp
1990 12.72 +1.14 pp
1989 11.58 +0.34 pp
1988 11.23 −0.66 pp
1987 11.89 −2.76 pp
1986 14.65 +1 pp
1985 13.65 +1.07 pp
1984 12.58 −0.79 pp
1983 13.38 −0.18 pp
1982 13.56 −0.2 pp
1981 13.76 +0.21 pp
1980 13.54 +0.28 pp
1979 13.27 +0.87 pp
1978 12.4 +0.13 pp
1977 12.27 −0.65 pp
1976 12.92 −0.35 pp
1975 13.27 +0.04 pp
1974 13.23 +1.92 pp
1973 11.31 +0.88 pp
1972 10.43 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2009

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

MY Malaysia 21.67 TH Thailand 18.41 ID Indonesia 15.37 PH Philippines 14.51 SG Singapore 14.3 LA Laos 11.52 KH Cambodia 9.12
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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.

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