Latin America & Caribbean | General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
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The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & Caribbean
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63
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Latin America & Caribbean | General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
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1989 12.36834758
1990 13.19009537
1991 11.90821383
1992 11.3787233
1993 12.72154609
1994 13.0000135
1995 14.9018389
1996 14.44796582
1997 14.4709201
1998 14.63434733
1999 14.12235736
2000 13.5969289
2001 13.72486216
2002 13.71384833
2003 13.86720528
2004 13.50715787
2005 13.77177125
2006 13.89784636
2007 14.21829136
2008 14.48643557
2009 15.80644312
2010 15.33239882
2011 15.37403795
2012 15.29330948
2013 15.56638324
2014 15.82370175
2015 16.11722547
2016 16.29120987
2017 16.2928776
2018 15.80445119
2019 15.87300634
2020 16.68893114
2021 16.83811909
2022 16.30086035

Latin America & Caribbean | General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & Caribbean
Records
63
Source