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United States Government Spending 1980s

Name: United States Government Spending 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

21.60% decade average (1980-1989)

United States's government spending during the 1980s ranged from 20.54% (1980) to 22.80% (1983), averaging 21.60% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	20.54%	+1.62%	16th
1981	21.00%	+0.46%	14th
1982	22.46%	+1.46%	14th
1983	22.80%	+0.34%	16th
1984	21.47%	−1.33%	15th
1985	22.17%	+0.70%	14th
1986	22.23%	+0.06%	13th
1987	21.37%	−0.86%	13th
1988	21.03%	−0.34%	14th
1989	20.86%	−0.17%	16th