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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Bhutan was 20.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 25.03 in 1985, while its lowest value was 13.15 in 1988.

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
1980 24.12
1981 20.27
1982 20.87
1983 21.59
1984 24.85
1985 25.03
1986 19.57
1987 14.63
1988 13.15
1989 20.46
1990 16.95
1991 14.18
1992 15.02
1993 17.10
1994 15.55
1995 18.82
1996 21.70
1997 22.78
1998 20.27
1999 19.04
2000 22.70
2001 22.23
2002 21.29
2003 21.04
2004 21.50
2005 22.51
2006 21.81
2007 19.57
2008 19.42
2009 21.90
2010 20.47
2011 20.55
2012 19.64
2013 17.76
2014 17.35
2015 18.26
2016 17.28
2017 16.80
2018 17.12
2019 18.26
2020 20.91

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