Central government expense in North America
Central government expense in North America was equal to 24.0% of GDP in 2023.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2023
24.0%
Change from 2022
−0.1percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in North America 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 | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.0% | – |
| 2022 | 24.1% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 24.1% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 22.4%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.