Egypt - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Egypt was 7.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.75 in 1972, while its lowest value was 7.66 in 2019.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.57
1961 16.35
1962 15.14
1963 17.48
1964 19.62
1965 19.04
1966 19.71
1967 19.27
1968 22.15
1969 23.92
1970 22.30
1971 24.33
1972 25.75
1973 24.38
1974 25.15
1975 25.33
1976 23.44
1977 20.67
1978 18.84
1979 16.20
1980 15.67
1981 17.34
1982 15.96
1983 15.79
1984 15.51
1985 15.28
1986 14.74
1987 14.37
1988 13.96
1989 12.60
1990 11.38
1991 11.11
1992 10.42
1993 10.31
1994 10.29
1995 10.54
1996 10.37
1997 11.32
1998 11.31
1999 11.61
2000 11.20
2001 11.32
2002 12.59
2003 12.67
2004 12.76
2005 12.74
2006 12.29
2007 11.33
2008 10.89
2009 11.35
2010 11.16
2011 11.45
2012 11.18
2013 11.35
2014 11.85
2015 11.76
2016 11.43
2017 10.09
2018 8.35
2019 7.66
2020 7.92

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