Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in British Virgin Islands, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in British Virgin Islands stood at 6.5%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in British Virgin Islands peaked at 14.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2002.
That places British Virgin Islands 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.3% | — |
| 1971 | 8.1% | +28.5% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 7.7% | +21.1% |
| 1977 | 7.4% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | +54.1% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -28.0% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 6.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 180 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.3% compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 6.6% compare
- 182 Bangladesh 6.5% compare
- 184 Nepal 6.3% compare
More economy & growth data for British Virgin Islands
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 59.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows 53.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 374.56 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 23.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 390.8 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 390.8 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 95.85 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 95.85 SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 23.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 1,638 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in British Virgin Islands?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in British Virgin Islands was 6.5% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2002.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.