Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Jamaica

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Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Jamaica is 16.3 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 88.
Jamaica compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Jamaica is similar to that of Colombia, Ghana, Georgia, Honduras, Tanzania, Barbados, Mauritania, St. Lucia, Belize, Kosovo with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 16.7, 16.7, 16.7, 16.6, 16.6, 16.1, 16.1, 15.9, 15.8, 15.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93.Last 10 years averageJamaica had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.1 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Jamaica during the Great RecessionJamaica's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 18.7% during the Great RecessionJamaica since the end of the Great RecessionJamaica's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 1.07% since the end of the Great Recession

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Jamaica
1991	11.6
1993	11.4
1994	10.1
1995	11.1
1996	13.4
1997	15.2
1998	14.8
1999	13.7
2000	14.3
2001	13.9
2002	14.7
2003	14.2
2004	12.9
2005	14.2
2006	13.9
2007	14.9
2008	16.1
2009	16.5
2010	16.1
2011	15.8
2012	16.3

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
Colombia	83	16.7
Ghana	84	16.7
Georgia	85	16.7
Honduras	86	16.6
Tanzania	87	16.6
Jamaica	88	16.3
Barbados	89	16.1
Mauritania	90	16.1
St. Lucia	91	15.9
Belize	92	15.8
Kosovo	93	15.7

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators