Big Government

 Number of Central

Number of All

Sub-National Average

  Countries Government Countries Government Government Population

    Percent of Percent of Percentage (000s)

    GDP   GDP of all Govt.

             

<$2K 9 29.09 7 30.87 4% 7,884

$2K>$5K 17 26.45 16 27.28 5% 99,625

$5K>$10K 20 25.37 17 32.62 13% 39,943

$10K>$15K 11 32.44 9 39.52 16% 13,796

$15K>$20K 8 31.03 7 32.90 6% 14,317

>$20K 22 36.83 19 52.83 30% 31,024

>$20K,no oil          

             

All 87 30.28 75 37.29 14% 42,274

Annual Growth RateAll GovernmentYearBetween ObservationsExpenditure as

Two PeriodsOne PeriodShare of GNP

(3)(2)(1)

5.0%18400.729%7.8%1902

0.562%-0.4%7.5%19132.4%5.9%12.6%19223.9%0.4%12.8%19272.7%4.4%17.4%19342.6%0.5%17.9%19404.5%8.7%29.5%19464.0%-0.6%28.5%1952

-0.3%0.1%28.6%19570.2%0.4%29.2%19620.7%1.1%30.8%19670.8%0.4%31.5%19720.6%0.8%32.8%19771.4%1.9%36.1%19821.2%0.5%37.0%19870.4%0.3%37.5%1992

2.2%1902 to 19402.6%1902 to 1952

1.4%1940 to 19920.685%1952 to 1992

Annual Growth RateAll GovernmentYearBetween ObservationsExpenditure as

Two PeriodsOne PeriodShare of GNP

(3)(2)(1)

5.0%18400.729%7.8%1902

0.562%-0.4%7.5%19132.4%5.9%12.6%19223.9%0.4%12.8%19272.7%4.4%17.4%19342.6%0.5%17.9%19404.5%8.7%29.5%19464.0%-0.6%28.5%1952

-0.3%0.1%28.6%19570.2%0.4%29.2%19620.7%1.1%30.8%19670.8%0.4%31.5%19720.6%0.8%32.8%19771.4%1.9%36.1%19821.2%0.5%37.0%19870.4%0.3%37.5%1992

2.2%1902 to 19402.6%1902 to 1952

1.4%1940 to 19920.685%1952 to 1992

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