Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Guyana
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Guyana is 13.2 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 121.
Guyana compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Guyana is similar to that of Niger, Malaysia, Uruguay, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Chile, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 13.1, 13.0, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126.Last 10 years averageGuyana had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.4 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Guyana during the Great RecessionGuyana's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.63% during the Great RecessionGuyana since the end of the Great RecessionGuyana's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 18.4% since the end of the Great Recession
Guyana compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Guyana is similar to that of Niger, Malaysia, Uruguay, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Chile, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 13.1, 13.0, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126.Last 10 years averageGuyana had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.4 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Guyana during the Great RecessionGuyana's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.63% during the Great RecessionGuyana since the end of the Great RecessionGuyana's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 18.4% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 15.4 |
1992 | 17.0 |
1993 | 15.6 |
1994 | 15.5 |
1995 | 15.0 |
1996 | 16.2 |
1997 | 17.5 |
1998 | 18.4 |
1999 | 19.0 |
2000 | 24.7 |
2001 | 25.7 |
2002 | 25.9 |
2003 | 28.1 |
2004 | 27.2 |
2005 | 26.9 |
2006 | 15.2 |
2007 | 15.2 |
2008 | 15.4 |
2009 | 16.2 |
2010 | 15.1 |
2011 | 15.4 |
2012 | 13.2 |
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Niger | 116 | 13.7 |
Malaysia | 117 | 13.6 |
Uruguay | 118 | 13.5 |
São Tomé and Principe | 119 | 13.5 |
Bolivia | 120 | 13.5 |
Guyana | 121 | 13.2 |
Sri Lanka | 122 | 13.1 |
Cameroon | 123 | 13.0 |
Chile | 124 | 12.4 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 125 | 12.3 |
Venezuela | 126 | 12.2 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators