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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Mauritius was 18.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 18.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.50 in 1986.

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
1976 13.52
1977 14.66
1978 14.91
1979 13.21
1980 14.07
1981 13.93
1982 13.85
1983 13.37
1984 12.78
1985 11.52
1986 10.50
1987 11.70
1988 12.70
1989 12.26
1990 13.56
1991 13.62
1992 13.31
1993 14.02
1994 14.61
1995 14.17
1996 14.35
1997 14.08
1998 13.75
1999 14.23
2000 14.25
2001 13.93
2002 14.16
2003 14.08
2004 14.20
2005 14.52
2006 14.12
2007 12.44
2008 12.46
2009 13.92
2010 13.82
2011 13.46
2012 13.36
2013 14.60
2014 14.82
2015 14.93
2016 15.44
2017 15.16
2018 15.31
2019 15.32
2020 18.43

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