Lower middle income - Expense

Expense (% of GDP)

Expense (% of GDP) in Lower middle income was 15.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 18.71 in 2008, while its lowest value was 15.53 in 1991.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1990 15.94
1991 15.53
1992 16.12
1993 15.80
2002 17.42
2003 17.18
2004 16.82
2008 18.71
2009 18.29
2010 17.56
2011 16.90
2012 17.68
2013 17.90
2014 17.43
2015 17.04
2016 15.90

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance