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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Belarus was 16.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 23.79 in 1990, while its lowest value was 13.43 in 2013.

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 23.79
1991 22.22
1992 15.22
1993 18.48
1994 20.51
1995 20.55
1996 20.55
1997 20.32
1998 19.86
1999 19.50
2000 19.48
2001 21.55
2002 21.03
2003 21.38
2004 20.60
2005 20.79
2006 19.21
2007 18.52
2008 16.52
2009 16.10
2010 16.02
2011 13.45
2012 13.57
2013 13.43
2014 13.75
2015 14.92
2016 15.65
2017 15.65
2018 15.74
2019 16.84
2020 16.91

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