Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 12.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 13.32 in 1987, while its lowest value was 10.07 in 1997.

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
1985 11.86
1986 12.93
1987 13.32
1988 11.54
1989 11.03
1990 11.73
1991 11.81
1992 12.86
1993 12.56
1994 11.18
1995 10.37
1996 10.17
1997 10.07
1998 10.81
1999 10.82
2000 10.24
2001 11.16
2002 11.22
2003 11.57
2004 11.72
2005 11.55
2006 11.03
2007 11.41
2008 10.87
2009 10.80
2010 10.72
2011 11.98
2012 11.70
2013 11.76
2014 12.06
2015 12.76
2016 12.50
2017 11.91
2018 11.81
2019 11.84
2020 12.18

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