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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Qatar was 21.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 34.46 in 1994, while its lowest value was 10.18 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
1994 34.46
1995 31.85
1996 33.01
1997 29.75
1998 31.58
1999 25.65
2000 19.67
2001 18.63
2002 16.72
2003 15.41
2004 13.07
2005 14.30
2006 14.72
2007 12.40
2008 10.18
2009 15.63
2010 13.98
2011 11.04
2012 12.25
2013 14.56
2014 15.47
2015 20.23
2016 19.54
2017 17.61
2018 16.28
2019 18.46
2020 21.96

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