Central government expense in India
Central government expense in India was equal to 13.7% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1984.
India, 2022
13.7%
Change from 2018
−1.9percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Median of G20 countries, 2022
29.1%
Central government expense in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.7% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | – | 33.4% |
| 2019 | – | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 15.7% in 2018, a change of −1.9 percentage points.
- Since 2009, when it was 16.9%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 28.5%.