Government expense to GDP: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Government expense to GDP: latest observations by country
Date	Indonesia	United States	Germany	Belgium
Dec 31, 2000	—	17.9%	31.0%	42.6%
Dec 31, 2001	—	19.5%	30.4%	43.0%
Dec 31, 2002	15.7%	20.1%	30.8%	41.4%
Dec 31, 2003	16.3%	20.7%	31.2%	42.6%
Dec 31, 2004	16.9%	20.4%	30.0%	40.9%
Dec 31, 2005	—	20.7%	30.0%	43.5%
Dec 31, 2006	—	20.6%	28.7%	40.6%
Dec 31, 2007	—	20.9%	27.5%	40.3%
Dec 31, 2008	18.4%	22.8%	27.8%	42.1%
Dec 31, 2009	15.4%	25.6%	30.4%	44.2%
Dec 31, 2010	—	26.1%	30.8%	43.6%
Dec 31, 2011	—	25.3%	28.3%	44.5%
Dec 31, 2012	—	23.9%	27.9%	45.7%
Dec 31, 2013	—	22.9%	28.0%	45.3%
Dec 31, 2014	—	22.6%	27.5%	45.0%
Dec 31, 2015	—	22.4%	27.4%	41.7%
Dec 31, 2016	—	22.4%	27.4%	41.2%
Dec 31, 2017	—	22.1%	27.5%	40.1%
Dec 31, 2018	—	22.2%	27.4%	39.9%
Dec 31, 2019	—	22.5%	27.9%	39.4%
Dec 31, 2020	—	31.8%	32.2%	43.7%
Dec 31, 2021	—	31.2%	32.7%	41.4%
Dec 31, 2022	—	24.6%	31.2%	39.7%
Dec 31, 2023	—	24.4%	—	—