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Euro Area (Eurozone) General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Euro Area (Eurozone) › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Euro Area indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Euro Area (Eurozone), Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Euro Area in year 2010 is 50.473 %

This makes Euro Area n/a in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Euro Area is 16.17 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Euro Area was 50.77 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Euro Area in 2010 was or will be 0.58% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Euro Area was or will be 49.21 %, which is 2.51% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Euro Area, in other Years
Year %
  2016 46.842
  2015 47.084
  2014 47.398
  2013 47.989
  2012 48.533
  2011 49.207
2010 50.473
  2009 50.77
  2008 46.916
  2007 45.937
  2006 46.595
  2005 47.21
  2004 47.392
  2003 47.908
  2002 47.413
  2001 47.125
  2000 46.008
  1999 47.808
  1998 48.507
  1997 48.826
  1996 49.824
  1995 50.48
  1994 47.963
  1993 48.493
  1992 47.253
  1991 46.346
  1990 n/a
  1989 n/a
  1988 n/a
  1987 n/a
  1986 n/a
  1985 n/a
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a