Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Tonga
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
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
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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 |
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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