Government spending
(% change over previous year)
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Germany
Greece
Japan
UK
US
Germany
Greece
Japan
UK
US
