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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Niger was 15.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.98 in 1999, while its lowest value was 6.48 in 1965.

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
1960 8.04
1961 9.24
1962 8.56
1963 7.55
1964 7.39
1965 6.48
1966 7.09
1967 8.03
1968 8.47
1969 8.74
1970 8.68
1971 8.24
1972 9.31
1973 8.62
1974 8.17
1975 10.81
1976 12.98
1977 14.31
1978 11.60
1979 11.41
1980 10.38
1981 10.93
1982 11.31
1983 11.24
1984 10.21
1985 10.83
1986 11.30
1987 11.22
1988 15.50
1989 15.71
1990 20.94
1991 19.64
1992 19.86
1993 21.46
1994 19.57
1995 19.26
1996 19.81
1997 20.54
1998 19.94
1999 21.98
2000 20.71
2001 19.15
2002 18.64
2003 18.44
2004 19.47
2005 17.78
2006 16.91
2007 17.21
2008 17.14
2009 18.35
2010 15.48
2011 16.39
2012 15.10
2013 15.30
2014 17.94
2015 16.50
2016 15.27
2017 15.46
2018 15.21
2019 15.62
2020 15.60

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