Central government expense in Indonesia

Central government expense in Indonesia was equal to 15.4% of GDP in 2009. The value for 2009 is the lowest since 1998.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2009 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Indonesia is for 2009. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Indonesia, 2009 15.4% % of GDP
Change from 2008 −3.1percentage points 2008: 18.4%
World, 2009 28.4% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2009 26.4% Middle value of 15 countries

Central government expense in Indonesia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period IndonesiaWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 – 26.7%
2018 – 26.1%
2017 – 26.3%
2016 – 26.6%
2015 – 26.8%
2014 – 26.8%
2013 – 27.1%
2012 – 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 15.4% 28.4%
2008 18.4% 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 – 25.1%
2004 16.9% 24.8%
2003 16.3% 25.2%
2002 15.7% 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 – 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.1 percentage points from 18.4% in 2008.
  • Since 1994, when it was 10.0%, the figure has changed by +5.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2009 was 28.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2009 for Indonesia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics