Government expenditure (% of GDP) - China
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
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
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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 |
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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