Total Local Government General Current Expenditures as a Percent of GDP 1977-2009

  Fiscal   Local Government
  Year     General Current
           Expenditure per GDP
    1977     7.4%
    1978     7.1%
    1979     6.9%
    1980     7.0%
    1981     6.8%
    1982     7.2%
    1983     7.1%
    1984     6.9%
    1985     7.0%
    1986     7.2%
    1987     7.4%
    1988     7.4%
    1989     7.4%
    1990     7.6%
    1991     7.9%
    1992     8.0%
    1993     7.9%
    1994     7.9%
    1995     7.9%
    1996     7.8%
    1997     7.6%
    1998     7.7%
    1999     7.6%
    2000     7.6%
    2001     7.8%
    2002     8.0%
    2003     8.1%
    2004     8.0%
    2005     7.9%
    2006     7.8%
    2007     8.0%
    2008     8.3%
    2009     8.8%