Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Korea
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Korea is 13.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 113.
Korea compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Korea is similar to that of Bahrain, Armenia, Mauritius, Belarus, China, Thailand, Ecuador, Niger, Malaysia, Uruguay with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.6, 14.5, 14.4, 14.2, 14.1, 13.8, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118.Last 10 years averageKorea had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.9 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Korea during the Great RecessionKorea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 1.61% during the Great RecessionKorea since the end of the Great RecessionKorea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 9.13% since the end of the Great Recession
Korea compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Korea is similar to that of Bahrain, Armenia, Mauritius, Belarus, China, Thailand, Ecuador, Niger, Malaysia, Uruguay with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.6, 14.5, 14.4, 14.2, 14.1, 13.8, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118.Last 10 years averageKorea had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.9 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Korea during the Great RecessionKorea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 1.61% during the Great RecessionKorea since the end of the Great RecessionKorea's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 9.13% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 10.8 |
1992 | 11.2 |
1993 | 10.9 |
1994 | 10.6 |
1995 | 10.4 |
1996 | 10.7 |
1997 | 10.6 |
1998 | 11.7 |
1999 | 11.3 |
2000 | 17.3 |
2001 | 17.0 |
2002 | 16.2 |
2003 | 15.8 |
2004 | 15.3 |
2005 | 15.2 |
2006 | 15.6 |
2007 | 15.3 |
2008 | 15.2 |
2009 | 15.3 |
2010 | 14.5 |
2011 | 14.0 |
2012 | 14.0 |
2013 | 13.9 |
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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 |
Uruguay | 118 | 13.5 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators