Expense in India
India: Expense was 13.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in India, 1974–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, expense in India stood at 13.7%.
That represents a change of down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in India peaked at 17.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1974.
That places India 138th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 8.7% | 12.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More economy & growth data for India
- DEC alternative conversion factor 87.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.54 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 124.62 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.86 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 364.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -49.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 233,055 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,760 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 341.16 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in India?
- Expense in India was 13.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1974.
- How does India rank for expense?
- India ranks 138th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.