Government expenditure (% of GDP) - China

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Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of China is 14.1 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 112.
China compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of China is similar to that of Fiji, Bahrain, Armenia, Mauritius, Belarus, Korea, Thailand, Ecuador, Niger, Malaysia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.6, 14.6, 14.5, 14.4, 14.2, 13.9, 13.8, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117.Last 10 years averageChina had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
China during the Great RecessionChina's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 5.03% during the Great RecessionChina since the end of the Great RecessionChina's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 4.90% since the end of the Great Recession

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - China
1991	15.4
1992	15.6
1993	15.5
1994	15.3
1995	13.8
1996	14.0
1997	14.2
1998	14.6
1999	15.3
2000	15.8
2001	16.0
2002	15.6
2003	14.8
2004	14.0
2005	14.3
2006	14.1
2007	13.5
2008	13.3
2009	13.4
2010	13.3
2011	13.3
2012	13.7
2013	14.1

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
Fiji	107	14.6
Bahrain	108	14.6
Armenia	109	14.5
Mauritius	110	14.4
Belarus	111	14.2
China	112	14.1
Korea	113	13.9
Thailand	114	13.8
Ecuador	115	13.8
Niger	116	13.7
Malaysia	117	13.6

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators