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Country or Region: Western Hemisphere (Latin America and the Caribbean) › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Western Hemisphere 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) for Western Hemisphere in year 2010 is 34.016 %

This makes Western Hemisphere 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 %; Western Hemisphere is 0.28 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Western Hemisphere was 33.12 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Western Hemisphere in 2010 was or will be 2.71% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Western Hemisphere was or will be 33.28 %, which is 2.16% less than the 2010 figure.