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Middle East (Middle East and North Africa) General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Middle East (Middle East and North Africa) › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Middle East 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 Middle East (Middle East and North Africa), Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Middle East in year 2010 is 34.292 %

This makes Middle East 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 %; Middle East is 0.01 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Middle East was 36.51 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Middle East in 2010 was or will be 6.09% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Middle East was or will be 33.65 %, which is 1.88% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Middle East, in other Years
Year %
  2016 30.987
  2015 31.385
  2014 31.835
  2013 32.673
  2012 32.542
  2011 33.649
2010 34.292
  2009 36.514
  2008 31.748
  2007 30.673
  2006 29.935
  2005 29.961
  2004 29.403
  2003 30.061
  2002 31.185
  2001 n/a
  2000 n/a
  1999 n/a
  1998 n/a
  1997 n/a
  1996 n/a
  1995 n/a
  1994 n/a
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  1980 n/a