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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Tonga was 23.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 23.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.99 in 1975.

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
1975 12.99
1976 19.17
1977 15.29
1978 14.71
1979 14.92
1980 14.83
1981 14.02
1982 16.90
1983 14.30
1984 15.82
1985 15.96
1986 15.79
1987 16.66
1988 16.29
1989 17.41
1990 19.13
1991 20.43
1992 18.94
1993 17.67
1994 15.81
1995 16.34
1996 17.39
1997 18.82
1998 18.20
1999 18.56
2000 17.98
2001 19.29
2002 16.90
2003 16.85
2004 16.08
2005 15.61
2006 21.17
2007 18.23
2008 18.64
2009 20.20
2010 18.18
2011 18.33
2012 19.44
2013 20.05
2014 20.18
2015 21.32
2016 20.42
2017 20.06
2018 19.21
2019 20.31
2020 23.83

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