Variable: Size of Government: Expenditures, Taxes and Enterprises (panel data)

QoG Code: (fi_sog_pd)


Dataset: Economic Freedom of the World Dataset

Description:

The index ranges from 0-10 where 0 corresponds to large general government consumption'',large transfer sector'', many government enterprises'', andhigh marginal tax rates and low income thresholds'', and 10 to small general government consumption'',small transfer sector'', few government enterprises'', andlow marginal tax rates and high income thresholds''. The index consists of the following indicators: General government consumption spending as a percentage of total consumption, Transfers and subsidies as a percentage of GDP, Government enterprises and investment as a percentage of total investment, Top marginal tax rate (and income threshold to which it applies). Panel-data adjusted.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-11-21
Last updated by source: 2023-09-19


Categories:

Public Economy


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 163
Standard time-series: 168
OECD cross-section: 38
OECD time-series: 39


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