High income - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in High income was 18.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 19.20 in 2009, while its lowest value was 16.36 in 2000.

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
1970 16.66
1971 16.99
1972 16.90
1973 16.53
1974 17.07
1975 18.17
1976 17.74
1977 17.59
1978 17.45
1979 17.32
1980 17.69
1981 17.79
1982 18.25
1983 18.11
1984 17.52
1985 17.51
1986 17.57
1987 17.56
1988 17.14
1989 16.95
1990 17.28
1991 17.56
1992 17.70
1993 17.46
1994 17.09
1995 16.95
1996 16.85
1997 16.53
1998 16.50
1999 16.53
2000 16.36
2001 16.79
2002 17.27
2003 17.62
2004 17.56
2005 17.48
2006 17.38
2007 17.39
2008 17.95
2009 19.20
2010 18.89
2011 18.58
2012 18.31
2013 18.15
2014 17.97
2015 17.59
2016 17.50
2017 17.27
2018 17.26
2019 17.32
2020 18.79

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