Arab World - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Arab World was 21.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 25.68 in 1986, while its lowest value was 12.97 in 2008.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1968 18.02
1969 18.50
1970 18.09
1971 18.05
1972 18.13
1973 17.80
1974 13.00
1975 16.63
1976 17.55
1977 17.45
1978 20.26
1979 18.36
1980 15.86
1981 19.09
1982 22.89
1983 25.02
1984 23.97
1985 23.80
1986 25.68
1987 24.58
1988 23.93
1989 23.58
1990 17.84
1991 23.27
1992 22.02
1993 19.52
1994 18.32
1995 17.52
1996 17.30
1997 17.77
1998 18.62
1999 17.01
2000 16.58
2001 17.35
2002 17.34
2003 16.62
2004 16.50
2005 15.16
2006 14.41
2007 14.10
2008 12.97
2009 15.87
2010 15.23
2011 15.74
2012 15.65
2013 16.91
2014 18.37
2015 20.42
2016 19.33
2017 18.63
2018 18.04
2019 18.25
2020 21.36

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts