Expense in Indonesia

Indonesia: Expense was 15.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
15.4%
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
134th
of 157 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 2008
All-time low
9.7%
in 1995
Years of data
33
1972–2009

Expense in Indonesia, 1972–2009

051015201972199020091972: 10.4 % of GDP1973: 11.3 % of GDP1974: 13.2 % of GDP1975: 13.3 % of GDP1976: 12.9 % of GDP1977: 12.3 % of GDP1978: 12.4 % of GDP1979: 13.3 % of GDP1980: 13.5 % of GDP1981: 13.8 % of GDP1982: 13.6 % of GDP1983: 13.4 % of GDP1984: 12.6 % of GDP1985: 13.6 % of GDP1986: 14.7 % of GDP1987: 11.9 % of GDP1988: 11.2 % of GDP1989: 11.6 % of GDP1990: 12.7 % of GDP1991: 11.2 % of GDP1992: 11.7 % of GDP1993: 10.7 % of GDP1994: 10 % of GDP1995: 9.7 % of GDP1996: 10.4 % of GDP1997: 12.9 % of GDP1998: 13.4 % of GDP1999: 16.3 % of GDP2002: 15.7 % of GDP2003: 16.3 % of GDP2004: 16.9 % of GDP2008: 18.4 % of GDP2009: 15.4 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 15.4% for expense in 2009.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense in Indonesia peaked at 18.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1995.

That places Indonesia 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.4% 10.4% 13.3% 8
1980s 13.0% 11.2% 14.7% 10
1990s 11.9% 9.7% 16.3% 10
2000s 16.5% 15.4% 18.4% 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 131 Switzerland 16.1% compare
  2. 132 Togo 16.0% compare
  3. 133 Guinea-Bissau 15.5% compare
  4. 135 Angola 14.6% compare
  5. 136 Gabon 14.1% compare
  6. 137 Myanmar 13.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense in Indonesia?
Expense in Indonesia was 15.4% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest expense recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest expense recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1995.
How does Indonesia rank for expense?
Indonesia ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2009.
Is expense rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.