Expense in Armenia

Armenia: Expense was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
104th
of 157 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2020
All-time low
17.0%
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Expense in Armenia, 2004–2023

01020302004201320232004: 17 % of GDP2005: 18.1 % of GDP2006: 17.1 % of GDP2007: 17 % of GDP2008: 21.1 % of GDP2009: 23.9 % of GDP2010: 23 % of GDP2011: 22.6 % of GDP2012: 21.4 % of GDP2013: 22.6 % of GDP2014: 24 % of GDP2015: 25.1 % of GDP2016: 25.7 % of GDP2017: 22.6 % of GDP2018: 22.1 % of GDP2019: 21.8 % of GDP2020: 26.6 % of GDP2021: 25 % of GDP2022: 21.2 % of GDP2023: 20.9 % of GDP

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

Analysis

Armenia recorded 20.9% for expense in 2023.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense in Armenia peaked at 26.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2004.

Armenia ranks 104th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Expense in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Expense (% of GDP) in Armenia, 2004 to 2023.
Year % of GDP Change
2004 17.0%
2005 18.1% +7.0%
2006 17.1% -5.5%
2007 17.0% -0.6%
2008 21.1% +24.0%
2009 23.9% +12.9%
2010 23.0% -3.6%
2011 22.6% -1.9%
2012 21.4% -5.3%
2013 22.6% +5.9%
2014 24.0% +6.0%
2015 25.1% +4.5%
2016 25.7% +2.5%
2017 22.6% -12.0%
2018 22.1% -2.4%
2019 21.8% -1.4%
2020 26.6% +22.2%
2021 25.0% -6.1%
2022 21.2% -15.2%
2023 20.9% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.0% 17.0% 23.9% 6
2010s 23.1% 21.4% 25.7% 10
2020s 23.4% 20.9% 26.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense in Armenia?
Expense in Armenia was 20.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest expense recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest expense recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2004.
How does Armenia rank for expense?
Armenia ranks 104th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is expense rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia 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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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
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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.