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Expense (% of GDP)
2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974
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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1974 to 2015 of World. No data until 1973. Number of actual observations by date: 42.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

Categories, topics:

Economy & Growth, Public Sector

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
25.427
Minimum:
19.344
jan 1, 1974
Maximum:
29.16
jan 1, 2015
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1974
19.344
+19.344
0.0%
jan 1, 1975
19.883
+0.539
2.79%
jan 1, 1976
21.88
+1.998
10.05%
jan 1, 1977
22.137
+0.257
1.18%
jan 1, 1978
22.214
+0.076
0.34%
jan 1, 1979
22.584
+0.37
1.66%
jan 1, 1980
22.875
+0.291
1.29%
jan 1, 1981
23.52
+0.645
2.82%
jan 1, 1982
23.58
+0.06
0.25%
jan 1, 1983
24.841
+1.262
5.35%
jan 1, 1984
24.84
-0.001
-0.01%
jan 1, 1985
24.356
-0.484
-1.95%
jan 1, 1986
25.125
+0.77
3.16%
jan 1, 1987
26.073
+0.947
3.77%
jan 1, 1988
25.615
-0.457
-1.75%
jan 1, 1989
24.982
-0.633
-2.47%
jan 1, 1990
24.851
-0.131
-0.53%
jan 1, 1991
24.974
+0.123
0.5%
jan 1, 1992
27.387
+2.412
9.66%
jan 1, 1993
27.675
+0.289
1.05%
jan 1, 1994
28.165
+0.49
1.77%
jan 1, 1995
27.53
-0.636
-2.26%
jan 1, 1996
27.731
+0.201
0.73%
jan 1, 1997
27.544
-0.186
-0.67%
jan 1, 1998
26.19
-1.354
-4.92%
jan 1, 1999
25.596
-0.594
-2.27%
jan 1, 2000
25.103
-0.493
-1.93%
jan 1, 2001
24.895
-0.208
-0.83%
jan 1, 2002
25.965
+1.07
4.3%
jan 1, 2003
26.082
+0.117
0.45%
jan 1, 2004
26.459
+0.376
1.44%
jan 1, 2005
25.973
-0.485
-1.83%
jan 1, 2006
25.305
-0.668
-2.57%
jan 1, 2007
25.132
-0.173
-0.68%
jan 1, 2008
24.945
-0.188
-0.75%
jan 1, 2009
26.117
+1.173
4.7%
jan 1, 2010
28.78
+2.663
10.2%
jan 1, 2011
28.756
-0.024
-0.08%
jan 1, 2012
28.015
-0.741
-2.58%
jan 1, 2013
28.07
+0.054
0.19%
jan 1, 2014
27.698
-0.372
-1.32%
jan 1, 2015
29.16
+1.462
5.28%

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