Expense in Indonesia
Indonesia: Expense was 15.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Expense in Indonesia, 1972–2009
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.
Expense in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.4% | — |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 12.3% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 131 Switzerland 16.1% compare
- 132 Togo 16.0% compare
- 133 Guinea-Bissau 15.5%
- 135 Angola 14.6% compare
- 136 Gabon 14.1%
- 137 Myanmar 13.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Indonesia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9003 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,555 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 9,394 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 47.53 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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
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.