Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Aruba
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Aruba is 25.6 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 13.
Aruba compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Aruba is similar to that of Denmark, Sweden, Namibia, South Sudan, Finland, Iceland, Belgium, Djibouti, France, Burundi with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 28.2, 27.5, 27.5, 26.4, 25.7, 25.5, 25.2, 25.1, 24.9, 24.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.Last 10 years averageAruba had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 24.0 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2001 to 2011).
Aruba during the Great RecessionAruba's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 11.5% during the Great RecessionAruba since the end of the Great RecessionAruba's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 0.98% since the end of the Great Recession
Aruba compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Aruba is similar to that of Denmark, Sweden, Namibia, South Sudan, Finland, Iceland, Belgium, Djibouti, France, Burundi with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 28.2, 27.5, 27.5, 26.4, 25.7, 25.5, 25.2, 25.1, 24.9, 24.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.Last 10 years averageAruba had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 24.0 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2001 to 2011).
Aruba during the Great RecessionAruba's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 11.5% during the Great RecessionAruba since the end of the Great RecessionAruba's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 0.98% since the end of the Great Recession
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1994 | 19.8 |
1995 | 21.1 |
1996 | 26.2 |
1997 | 23.9 |
1998 | 22.6 |
1999 | 23.3 |
2000 | 21.4 |
2001 | 24.5 |
2002 | 25.2 |
2003 | 24.7 |
2004 | 23.2 |
2005 | 23.1 |
2006 | 22.8 |
2007 | 21.9 |
2008 | 21.6 |
2009 | 25.4 |
2010 | 26.3 |
2011 | 25.6 |
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Denmark | 8 | 28.2 |
Sweden | 9 | 27.5 |
Namibia | 10 | 27.5 |
South Sudan | 11 | 26.4 |
Finland | 12 | 25.7 |
Aruba | 13 | 25.6 |
Iceland | 14 | 25.5 |
Belgium | 15 | 25.2 |
Djibouti | 16 | 25.1 |
France | 17 | 24.9 |
Burundi | 18 | 24.2 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators