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Soviet Union: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1928–1955 · 13 observations · govexp_GDP

1955
54.8%percent of GDP
Record high and low
65.4% (1931)low 34.7% (1928)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%193019351940194519501955Soviet UnionSoviet Union
Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
195554.8
195358.3
195250.3
195046.6
194042.0
193843.7
193440.0
193339.5
193247.4
193165.4

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Soviet Union documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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