Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Indonesia
Indonesia: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP was 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
148th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.7291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1967
All-time low
0.0708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
59
1967–2025
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Indonesia, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Indonesia peaked at 0.7291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Indonesia ranks 148th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.7291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.6623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2844 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2754 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2352 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2484 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2454 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2881 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3029 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2934 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2024 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 0.185 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1579 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +91.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.192 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1761 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1674 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1604 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1378 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1236 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0791 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0804 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0843 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0861 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0828 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0715 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +91.3% | 0.1579 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.4017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2611 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3029 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0791 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0771 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 145 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Somalia 0.074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Albania 0.0711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Romania 0.0695 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Central African Republic 0.0666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 7.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 77.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Indonesia?
- Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Indonesia was 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Government spending vs. GDP ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Government spending vs. GDP National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.