Government expenditure (% of GDP) - West Bank and Gaza
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of West Bank and Gaza is 30.3 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 6.
West Bank and Gaza compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of West Bank and Gaza is similar to that of Micronesia, Lesotho, Solomon Islands, Cuba, Kiribati, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Namibia, South Sudan with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 58.3, 40.1, 39.2, 37.9, 37.0, 28.3, 28.2, 27.5, 27.5, 26.4 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.Last 10 years averageWest Bank and Gaza had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 24.1 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
West Bank and Gaza during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 38.8% during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza since the end of the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 16.0% since the end of the Great Recession
West Bank and Gaza compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of West Bank and Gaza is similar to that of Micronesia, Lesotho, Solomon Islands, Cuba, Kiribati, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Namibia, South Sudan with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 58.3, 40.1, 39.2, 37.9, 37.0, 28.3, 28.2, 27.5, 27.5, 26.4 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.Last 10 years averageWest Bank and Gaza had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 24.1 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
West Bank and Gaza during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 38.8% during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza since the end of the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 16.0% since the end of the Great Recession
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1994 | 18.8 |
1995 | 18.5 |
1996 | 22.1 |
1997 | 22.0 |
1998 | 22.9 |
1999 | 23.8 |
2000 | 26.5 |
2001 | 26.6 |
2002 | 29.2 |
2003 | 22.9 |
2004 | 25.0 |
2005 | 18.0 |
2006 | 18.8 |
2007 | 19.8 |
2008 | 20.6 |
2009 | 26.1 |
2010 | 24.5 |
2011 | 29.9 |
2012 | 30.3 |
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Micronesia | 1 | 58.3 |
Lesotho | 2 | 40.1 |
Solomon Islands | 3 | 39.2 |
Cuba | 4 | 37.9 |
Kiribati | 5 | 37.0 |
West Bank and Gaza | 6 | 30.3 |
Netherlands | 7 | 28.3 |
Denmark | 8 | 28.2 |
Sweden | 9 | 27.5 |
Namibia | 10 | 27.5 |
South Sudan | 11 | 26.4 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators