Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Tajikistan

Government expense in Tajikistan in 2023 — 11.02%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 87. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 0.34 pp.

2023 11.02% +0.33 pp vs 2022
World rank 84of 87
Period maximum 13.75%2004
Period minimum 8.96%2000

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of GDP

Government expense — Tajikistan, 1998–202381012141998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 11.36%1999: 10.01%2000: 8.96%2001: 9.48%2003: 11.17%2004: 13.75%2021: 12.46%2022: 10.69%2023: 11.02%
Change over the period: −0.34 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Tajikistan 11.02%
Central Asia computed 18.81%
Government expense — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.02 +0.33 pp
2022 10.69 −1.77 pp
2021 12.46
2004 13.75 +2.58 pp
2003 11.17
2001 9.48 +0.53 pp
2000 8.96 −1.05 pp
1999 10.01 −1.35 pp
1998 11.36

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.