OECD members - Expense
Expense (% of GDP)
Expense (% of GDP) in OECD members was 28.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 31.12 in 2010, while its lowest value was 20.02 in 1972.
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 |
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1972 | 20.02 |
1973 | 20.48 |
1974 | 21.17 |
1975 | 23.26 |
1976 | 23.55 |
1977 | 23.54 |
1978 | 23.80 |
1979 | 23.93 |
1980 | 24.96 |
1981 | 25.01 |
1982 | 26.72 |
1983 | 26.63 |
1984 | 25.98 |
1985 | 26.50 |
1986 | 27.38 |
1987 | 27.00 |
1988 | 26.11 |
1989 | 25.54 |
1990 | 25.77 |
1991 | 27.39 |
1992 | 27.60 |
1993 | 27.91 |
1994 | 27.43 |
1995 | 28.72 |
1996 | 27.71 |
1997 | 26.95 |
1998 | 26.01 |
1999 | 25.84 |
2000 | 25.42 |
2001 | 26.76 |
2002 | 27.26 |
2003 | 27.71 |
2004 | 27.30 |
2005 | 27.48 |
2006 | 27.15 |
2007 | 27.02 |
2008 | 28.20 |
2009 | 30.87 |
2010 | 31.12 |
2011 | 30.15 |
2012 | 29.88 |
2013 | 29.38 |
2014 | 29.03 |
2015 | 28.71 |
2016 | 28.63 |
2017 | 28.46 |
2018 | 28.39 |
2019 | 28.66 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance