Between 2010 and 2023, France constantly had the highest total government expenditure of the G7 countries in terms of share of gross domestic product (GDP). In 2023, its total expenditure was estimated to amount to 57 percent of its GDP. On the other hand, the United States had the lowest government expenditure that year at 38 percent of its GDP. Government spending increased in all G7 countries in 2020 to stem the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total government expenditure of G7 countries as share of GDP from 2010 to 2023, by country
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Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
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IMF. (October 10, 2023). Total government expenditure of G7 countries as share of GDP from 2010 to 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370933/g7-government-expenditure-share-gdp/
IMF. "Total government expenditure of G7 countries as share of GDP from 2010 to 2023, by country." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370933/g7-government-expenditure-share-gdp/
IMF. (2023). Total government expenditure of G7 countries as share of GDP from 2010 to 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370933/g7-government-expenditure-share-gdp/
IMF. "Total Government Expenditure of G7 Countries as Share of Gdp from 2010 to 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370933/g7-government-expenditure-share-gdp/
IMF, Total government expenditure of G7 countries as share of GDP from 2010 to 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370933/g7-government-expenditure-share-gdp/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Total government expenditure of G7 countries as share of GDP from 2010 to 2023, by country [Graph], IMF, October 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370933/g7-government-expenditure-share-gdp/