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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe was 7.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.49 in 1988, while its lowest value was 2.05 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
1960 10.55
1961 11.61
1962 12.06
1963 12.87
1964 11.70
1965 11.24
1966 12.01
1967 11.82
1968 12.18
1969 11.19
1970 10.99
1971 10.82
1972 10.41
1973 10.91
1974 11.17
1975 12.06
1976 13.86
1977 16.35
1978 17.96
1979 17.90
1980 18.51
1981 16.19
1982 18.59
1983 17.29
1984 20.04
1985 20.20
1986 20.65
1987 23.37
1988 27.49
1989 18.69
1990 19.45
1991 16.12
1992 24.16
1993 14.95
1994 16.69
1995 18.01
1996 16.94
1997 16.32
1998 15.78
1999 17.79
2000 24.27
2001 17.69
2002 17.92
2003 17.92
2004 21.00
2005 15.21
2006 5.88
2007 3.21
2008 2.05
2009 9.44
2010 15.32
2011 18.77
2012 20.01
2013 18.44
2014 19.56
2015 18.88
2016 18.12
2017 21.65
2018 11.92
2019 6.64
2020 7.76

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