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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Senegal was 15.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.04 in 1980, while its lowest value was 4.84 in 1961.

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.

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Year Value
1960 5.19
1961 4.84
1962 5.02
1963 5.27
1964 5.27
1965 5.43
1966 5.37
1967 5.48
1968 16.86
1969 16.25
1970 15.58
1971 16.45
1972 15.61
1973 16.50
1974 15.46
1975 15.93
1976 16.37
1977 16.88
1978 19.26
1979 19.99
1980 23.04
1981 21.48
1982 18.47
1983 17.60
1984 16.74
1985 16.19
1986 16.35
1987 16.31
1988 16.85
1989 16.42
1990 17.09
1991 16.10
1992 16.04
1993 14.92
1994 13.35
1995 12.31
1996 12.80
1997 12.43
1998 11.83
1999 12.47
2000 12.09
2001 11.40
2002 12.18
2003 12.04
2004 12.68
2005 12.45
2006 12.87
2007 13.59
2008 12.79
2009 13.57
2010 14.16
2011 14.83
2012 14.57
2013 14.60
2014 14.73
2015 14.30
2016 14.03
2017 13.63
2018 13.78
2019 13.76
2020 15.23

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