Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Jamaica
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
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
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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 |
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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