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CodeNE.CON.GOVT.ZS
Indicator NameGeneral government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Long definitionGeneral 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.
SourceWorld Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
TopicEconomic Policy & Debt: National accounts: Shares of GDP & other
PeriodicityAnnual
Aggregation methodWeighted average
Statistical concept and methodologyGross 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.
Limitations and exceptionsBecause 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.
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