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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Bahrain was 15.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 27.22 in 1986, while its lowest value was 11.29 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
1980 13.03
1981 14.46
1982 17.02
1983 18.12
1984 20.58
1985 22.78
1986 27.22
1987 24.38
1988 24.37
1989 24.55
1990 24.21
1991 23.39
1992 23.86
1993 22.27
1994 21.02
1995 20.85
1996 20.24
1997 19.48
1998 20.76
1999 20.82
2000 16.21
2001 17.26
2002 17.67
2003 17.32
2004 15.44
2005 14.06
2006 12.71
2007 12.10
2008 11.29
2009 13.98
2010 12.93
2011 13.84
2012 15.44
2013 15.55
2014 16.13
2015 17.69
2016 17.11
2017 16.63
2018 16.29
2019 15.69

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