European Union Government Spending 1980s

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
34.19% decade average (1980-1989)

European Union's government spending during the 1980s ranged from 32.05% (1980) to 36.09% (1987), averaging 34.19% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 32.05% +1.28% 31st
1981 32.65% +0.60% 31st
1982 33.74% +1.09% 31st
1983 33.92% +0.18% 32nd
1984 34.00% +0.08% 34th
1985 34.44% +0.44% 32nd
1986 35.89% +1.44% 35th
1987 36.09% +0.20% 36th
1988 34.79% −1.30% 35th
1989 34.34% −0.45% 35th