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
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