Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Slovenia

Government expense in Slovenia in 2023 — 42.87%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 87. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 10.72 pp.

2023 42.87% −0.68 pp vs 2022
World rank 8of 87
Period maximum 54.57%2013
Period minimum 32.16%1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Slovenia, 1992–2023304050601992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 32.16%1993: 33.38%1994: 33.32%2002: 44.63%2003: 44.42%2004: 43.69%2005: 43.98%2006: 42.51%2007: 40%2008: 41.1%2009: 46.35%2010: 47.36%2011: 48.81%2012: 47.49%2013: 54.57%2014: 47.53%2015: 46.72%2016: 44.67%2017: 42.3%2018: 41.15%2019: 40.79%2020: 49.11%2021: 46.61%2022: 43.55%2023: 42.87%
Change over the period: +10.72 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Slovenia 42.87%
Southern Europe computed 41.59%
Government expense — Slovenia, by year Slovenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 42.87 −0.68 pp
2022 43.55 −3.05 pp
2021 46.61 −2.5 pp
2020 49.11 +8.32 pp
2019 40.79 −0.36 pp
2018 41.15 −1.15 pp
2017 42.3 −2.38 pp
2016 44.67 −2.05 pp
2015 46.72 −0.81 pp
2014 47.53 −7.04 pp
2013 54.57 +7.08 pp
2012 47.49 −1.32 pp
2011 48.81 +1.45 pp
2010 47.36 +1 pp
2009 46.35 +5.25 pp
2008 41.1 +1.11 pp
2007 40 −2.51 pp
2006 42.51 −1.47 pp
2005 43.98 +0.29 pp
2004 43.69 −0.73 pp
2003 44.42 −0.2 pp
2002 44.63
1994 33.32 −0.06 pp
1993 33.38 +1.22 pp
1992 32.16

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.