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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Tanzania was 8.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 19.64 in 1992, while its lowest value was 7.77 in 2019.

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
1990 17.77
1991 18.94
1992 19.64
1993 19.39
1994 17.12
1995 11.52
1996 11.55
1997 8.28
1998 8.23
1999 7.84
2000 7.85
2001 8.00
2002 8.86
2003 10.38
2004 11.48
2005 11.92
2006 11.89
2007 13.11
2008 11.32
2009 12.33
2010 10.36
2011 9.70
2012 10.43
2013 10.05
2014 9.87
2015 9.93
2016 9.07
2017 8.50
2018 8.11
2019 7.77
2020 8.15

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