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

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Upper middle income was 17.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 11.48 in 1967.

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
1960 12.30
1961 13.34
1962 12.51
1963 12.67
1964 11.70
1965 11.50
1966 12.07
1967 11.48
1968 11.56
1969 11.73
1970 11.94
1971 12.52
1972 12.53
1973 12.38
1974 12.59
1975 12.94
1976 13.15
1977 12.75
1978 13.15
1979 13.15
1980 12.81
1981 13.34
1982 14.09
1983 14.20
1984 14.39
1985 13.94
1986 14.27
1987 14.37
1988 14.11
1989 15.18
1990 14.97
1991 13.88
1992 13.17
1993 14.68
1994 14.47
1995 15.13
1996 14.84
1997 15.09
1998 15.06
1999 15.06
2000 14.85
2001 15.10
2002 15.22
2003 15.02
2004 14.64
2005 14.69
2006 14.81
2007 14.92
2008 15.05
2009 16.04
2010 15.57
2011 15.69
2012 15.92
2013 16.12
2014 16.07
2015 16.28
2016 16.49
2017 16.40
2018 16.37
2019 16.63
2020 17.13

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