Central government expense in World
Central government expense in the world was equal to 28.5% of GDP in 2022.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2022
28.5%
Change from 2021
−3.3percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Central government expense in World 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.
| Period | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.5% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.3 percentage points from 31.7% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 27.4%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 39.3%.