FIGURE 7
GOVERNMENT SPENDING AS A PERCENT OF GDP
Government spending as a percent of GDP fell in the 1990s, rose in the 2000s until peaking in 2009, and has since fallen every year.
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Government spending as a percent of GDP fell in the 1990s, rose in the 2000s until peaking in 2009, and has since fallen every year.