Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Korea

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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

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Korea
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

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
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