Central African Republic - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Central African Republic was 7.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 22.41 in 1964, while its lowest value was 6.37 in 2007.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 19.27
1961 19.21
1962 20.33
1963 19.56
1964 22.41
1965 22.22
1966 21.39
1967 22.08
1968 20.01
1969 20.05
1970 20.09
1971 18.93
1972 18.95
1973 19.52
1974 19.93
1975 17.13
1976 13.54
1977 12.36
1978 14.08
1979 15.63
1980 15.14
1981 14.99
1982 15.90
1983 16.89
1984 14.24
1985 15.13
1986 15.59
1987 17.46
1988 16.13
1989 15.80
1990 15.38
1991 16.63
1992 17.13
1993 15.25
1994 16.48
1995 14.91
1996 12.91
1997 11.85
1998 11.46
1999 16.98
2000 16.28
2001 14.01
2002 13.83
2003 10.36
2004 10.43
2005 8.71
2006 6.86
2007 6.37
2008 7.05
2009 7.18
2010 7.64
2011 7.15
2012 10.92
2013 17.36
2014 15.53
2015 14.78
2016 14.41
2017 14.07
2018 14.20
2019 7.66
2020 7.66

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.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts