Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Tonga

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Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Tonga is 18.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 57.
Tonga compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Tonga is similar to that of Germany, Ukraine, Morocco, Portugal, Zambia, Lithuania, Austria, Macedonia, Cape Verde, Brunei with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.4, 19.4, 19.2, 19.0, 18.9, 18.8, 18.8, 18.7, 18.5, 18.3 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62.Last 10 years averageTonga had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Tonga during the Great RecessionTonga's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 4.80% during the Great RecessionTonga since the end of the Great RecessionTonga's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 4.59% since the end of the Great Recession

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Tonga
1991	20.4
1992	18.9
1993	17.7
1994	16.0
1995	16.8
1996	17.6
1997	19.1
1998	18.5
1999	18.8
2000	18.2
2001	19.3
2002	14.4
2003	15.9
2004	15.2
2005	15.2
2006	20.8
2007	18.2
2008	18.5
2009	19.8
2010	18.1
2011	17.3
2012	18.9

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
Germany	52	19.4
Ukraine	53	19.4
Morocco	54	19.2
Portugal	55	19.0
Zambia	56	18.9
Tonga	57	18.9
Lithuania	58	18.8
Austria	59	18.8
Macedonia	60	18.7
Cape Verde	61	18.5
Brunei	62	18.3

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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators