India Government Expense

Current and historical government expense data for India, including latest value (13.33), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: India
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00
Economy Data Rating
India · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
71 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 14.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17.8 / 20
External stability 14.3 / 15
Financial robustness 8.7 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.1 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.3 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1974–2022 19742022
1974 2022
Selected year: 2022 · Value: n/a 2022

India · government expense as a percentage of gdp.

1974–2022
13.33 percent of GDP
15.66 percent of GDP
15.36 percent of GDP
63 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1974 1983 1992 2001 2010 2022
government expense rate reference line

Countries by government expense

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 65.56 high
Greece 47.3 high
Italy 47.28 high
France 47.26 high
Austria 46.03 high
Finland 44.93 medium
Slovenia 42.87 medium
Hungary 42.42 medium

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Japan 20.93
South Korea 28.32
Singapore 17.3
Germany 31.17

Related indicators

internal links
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:04:56+02:00

India Snapshot

country profile
Population 1.45 bn
GDP 3909.89 bn
Debt/GDP 46.52%
Inflation 4.95%
Unemployment 4.22%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Lower middle income

India Government Expense: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Expense for India. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: india government expense rate, government expense data india, india government expense statistics, india percent of gdp.