State Government General Current Expenditures as a Percent of GDP 1977-2009 Fiscal State Government Year General Current Expenditure per GDP 1977 7.3% 1978 7.2% 1979 7.1% 1980 7.4% 1981 7.4% 1982 7.6% 1983 7.4% 1984 7.3% 1985 7.5% 1986 7.7% 1987 7.8% 1988 7.7% 1989 7.8% 1990 8.0% 1991 8.5% 1992 8.9% 1993 9.0% 1994 8.9% 1995 9.1% 1996 8.9% 1997 8.8% 1998 8.7% 1999 8.8% 2000 9.0% 2001 9.4% 2002 9.6% 2003 9.7% 2004 9.5% 2005 9.4% 2006 9.3% 2007 9.4% 2008 9.7% 2009 10.3%