Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Palestine

Government expense in Palestine in 2021 — 26.17%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 125. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 10.41 pp.

2021 26.17% −3.07 pp vs 2020
World rank 68of 125
Period maximum 42.97%2006
Period minimum 24.47%2019

Trend over time

2005–2021 · % of GDP

Government expense — Palestine, 2005–20212025303540452005200720092011201320152017201920212005: 36.57%2006: 42.97%2007: 38.48%2008: 41.53%2009: 37.23%2010: 31.75%2011: 28.19%2012: 25.7%2013: 25.2%2014: 26.63%2015: 26.99%2016: 25.67%2017: 26.87%2018: 24.62%2019: 24.47%2020: 29.23%2021: 26.17%
Change over the period: −10.41 pp Annual average: -0.65 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Palestine 26.17%
World 31.74%
Western Asia computed 25.8%
Government expense — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 26.17 −3.07 pp
2020 29.23 +4.77 pp
2019 24.47 −0.15 pp
2018 24.62 −2.26 pp
2017 26.87 +1.2 pp
2016 25.67 −1.32 pp
2015 26.99 +0.36 pp
2014 26.63 +1.43 pp
2013 25.2 −0.5 pp
2012 25.7 −2.49 pp
2011 28.19 −3.55 pp
2010 31.75 −5.49 pp
2009 37.23 −4.3 pp
2008 41.53 +3.05 pp
2007 38.48 −4.48 pp
2006 42.97 +6.39 pp
2005 36.57

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.