Government Finance Statistics (GFS)

The revenue, expenditure, financing and ‘position’ of central government provides information on government expenditure by sector (infrastructure, education, health etc) and the source of government revenue (taxes, loans, grants).

Government Accounts: Source of Revenue and Expenditure (USD'000)
2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Total Revenue 53,161 51,220 65,866 65,205 76,143 83,671
Tax Revenue (value) 24,097 22,042 22,706 26,131 29,838 29,224
Non-Tax Revenue (value) 5,780 4,515 5,713 7,622 6,044 6,580
Local Trust Fund 1,886 2,214 3,238 1,011 1,333 2,920
Grants 21,398 22,449 34,209 36,055 36,927 44,948
Capital Revenue 2,000
Expenditure 79,756 80,068 76,291 82,093 76,466 87,586
Current 64,395 59,030 60,946 62,066 62,830 64,927
Capital 15,361 21,038 15,345 20,027 13,636 22,659
Balance (26,595) (28,846) (7,322) (3,919) (1,964 (2,946)

Source: Office of Planning and Statistics