Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Kyrgyzstan

Government expense in Kyrgyzstan in 2023 — 23.71%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 87. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 2.29 pp.

2023 23.71% −0.13 pp vs 2022
World rank 54of 87
Period maximum 27.24%2015
Period minimum 23.21%2019

Trend over time

2014–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Kyrgyzstan, 2014–20232224262820142015201620172018201920202021202220232014: 26%2015: 27.24%2016: 27.04%2017: 26.05%2018: 25.49%2019: 23.21%2020: 25.78%2021: 23.41%2022: 23.83%2023: 23.71%
Change over the period: −2.29 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Kyrgyzstan 23.71%
Central Asia computed 18.81%
Government expense — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 23.71 −0.13 pp
2022 23.83 +0.43 pp
2021 23.41 −2.37 pp
2020 25.78 +2.56 pp
2019 23.21 −2.27 pp
2018 25.49 −0.56 pp
2017 26.05 −0.99 pp
2016 27.04 −0.21 pp
2015 27.24 +1.24 pp
2014 26

Central 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.