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They are not comparable, because the whole economy is ~250% of GDP when you measure it by spending. The government spends ~50% of GDP. Households spend ~70%. And businesses spend >100%. You should either compare government spending to total spending or the part of GDP produced by the government to total GDP. Either way, the government is ~20% of the economy.


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