Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Singapore
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Singapore is 10.2 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 154.
Singapore compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Singapore is similar to that of Kazakhstan, Puerto Rico, Guinea, Guatemala, Hungary, Sierra Leone, Congo, Nepal, Togo, The Gambia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 10.6, 10.6, 10.6, 10.5, 10.2, 10.1, 10.0, 9.9, 9.6, 9.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159.Last 10 years averageSingapore had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 10.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Singapore during the Great RecessionSingapore's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 0.10% during the Great RecessionSingapore since the end of the Great RecessionSingapore's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 0.93% since the end of the Great Recession
Singapore compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Singapore is similar to that of Kazakhstan, Puerto Rico, Guinea, Guatemala, Hungary, Sierra Leone, Congo, Nepal, Togo, The Gambia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 10.6, 10.6, 10.6, 10.5, 10.2, 10.1, 10.0, 9.9, 9.6, 9.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159.Last 10 years averageSingapore had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 10.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Singapore during the Great RecessionSingapore's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 0.10% during the Great RecessionSingapore since the end of the Great RecessionSingapore's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 0.93% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 9.24 |
1992 | 8.81 |
1993 | 8.99 |
1994 | 8.05 |
1995 | 8.14 |
1996 | 8.91 |
1997 | 8.75 |
1998 | 9.60 |
1999 | 9.51 |
2000 | 10.73 |
2001 | 11.78 |
2002 | 11.96 |
2003 | 11.56 |
2004 | 10.51 |
2005 | 10.18 |
2006 | 10.30 |
2007 | 9.51 |
2008 | 10.55 |
2009 | 10.29 |
2010 | 10.19 |
2011 | 9.74 |
2012 | 9.38 |
2013 | 10.19 |
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Kazakhstan | 149 | 10.65 |
Puerto Rico | 150 | 10.63 |
Guinea | 151 | 10.55 |
Guatemala | 152 | 10.48 |
Hungary | 153 | 10.22 |
Singapore | 154 | 10.19 |
Sierra Leone | 155 | 10.11 |
Congo | 156 | 9.99 |
Nepal | 157 | 9.94 |
Togo | 158 | 9.57 |
The Gambia | 159 | 9.54 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators