High income - Expense

Expense (% of GDP)

Expense (% of GDP) in High income was 28.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 31.16 in 2010, while its lowest value was 20.48 in 1972.

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
1972 20.48
1973 20.91
1974 21.65
1975 23.78
1976 24.07
1977 24.03
1978 24.29
1979 24.31
1980 25.46
1981 25.60
1982 26.82
1983 27.04
1984 26.42
1985 26.93
1986 27.81
1987 27.32
1988 26.47
1989 25.98
1990 26.33
1991 28.67
1992 28.45
1993 28.58
1994 28.06
1995 29.38
1996 28.24
1997 27.14
1998 26.45
1999 26.05
2000 25.83
2001 26.80
2002 27.28
2003 27.71
2004 27.27
2005 27.41
2006 27.12
2007 26.95
2008 28.29
2009 30.98
2010 31.16
2011 29.96
2012 29.74
2013 29.18
2014 28.90
2015 28.70
2016 28.51
2017 28.32
2018 28.22
2019 28.44

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance