South Asia - Expense

Expense (% of GDP)

Expense (% of GDP) in South Asia was 15.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 16.97 in 2008, while its lowest value was 8.73 in 1974.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1974 8.73
1975 10.11
1976 10.63
1977 10.51
1978 11.27
1979 12.31
1980 11.70
1981 11.38
1982 11.96
1983 12.08
1984 13.15
1985 14.39
1986 15.34
1987 15.77
1988 15.53
1989 15.98
1990 15.82
1991 15.71
1992 15.44
1993 15.43
1994 14.96
1995 14.68
1996 14.49
1997 14.91
1998 14.69
1999 15.05
2000 15.70
2001 15.21
2002 15.63
2003 15.12
2004 14.72
2005 14.80
2006 14.91
2007 14.99
2008 16.97
2009 16.69
2010 16.23
2011 14.56
2012 15.83
2013 16.19
2014 14.63
2015 14.91
2016 15.09
2017 15.88
2018 15.75

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance