Armenia - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Armenia was 16.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 18.55 in 1992, while its lowest value was 9.17 in 2002.

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
1990 18.31
1991 18.51
1992 18.55
1993 17.19
1994 11.54
1995 11.32
1996 11.34
1997 11.48
1998 11.29
1999 12.23
2000 10.80
2001 10.34
2002 9.17
2003 9.38
2004 9.36
2005 9.71
2006 9.27
2007 9.40
2008 9.40
2009 12.28
2010 12.04
2011 11.91
2012 10.91
2013 11.94
2014 12.09
2015 13.11
2016 13.45
2017 12.32
2018 11.49
2019 12.56
2020 16.04

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