National Accounts at a Glance 2014
National Accounts at a Glance presents information using an "indicator" approach, focusing on cross-country comparisons. The aim being to make the national accounts more accessible and informative, whilst, at the same time, taking the opportunity to present the conceptual underpinning of, and comparability issues inherent in, each of the indicators presented.
The range of indicators reflects the richness inherent in the national accounts dataset and encourages users to refocus some of the spotlight that is often placed on gross domestic product (GDP) to other economic important indicators, which may better respond to their needs. The publication is broken down into eight key chapters, and provides indicators related to GDP, income, disposable income, expenditure, production, household, government, corporations and capital respectively.
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General government final consumption
Between 2005 and 2012, 25 out of 29 governments increased their individual consumption share relative to GDP. The Netherlands showed the largest increase in their share: from 13.4% of GDP in 2005 to 17.5% of GDP in 2012. In contrast, Portugal and Hungary showed the largest decrease in government’s individual consumption share relative to GDP.
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