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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Rwanda was 16.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.03 in 1981, while its lowest value was 8.61 in 1968.

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
1960 10.08
1961 10.16
1962 10.56
1963 10.94
1964 10.77
1965 14.11
1966 13.75
1967 11.30
1968 8.61
1969 8.80
1970 8.73
1971 9.90
1972 10.70
1973 11.39
1974 12.03
1975 16.64
1976 16.70
1977 17.33
1978 15.79
1979 13.12
1980 12.49
1981 20.03
1982 12.91
1983 11.75
1984 10.21
1985 11.27
1986 11.95
1987 13.51
1988 13.49
1989 12.69
1990 10.14
1991 12.07
1992 14.47
1993 14.29
1994 11.24
1995 10.31
1996 11.49
1997 9.58
1998 10.04
1999 16.34
2000 16.08
2001 16.35
2002 17.15
2003 17.03
2004 16.56
2005 16.42
2006 16.09
2007 14.17
2008 12.29
2009 12.76
2010 13.09
2011 12.03
2012 12.96
2013 12.87
2014 14.28
2015 13.85
2016 15.08
2017 15.01
2018 14.73
2019 15.80
2020 16.14

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