China: Government spending, in dollars

The latest value from 2022 is 2870.05 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 2817.08 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 104.05 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 155 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1960 to 2022 is 485.31 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 5.99 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1962 while the maximum of 2870.05 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.