The structure of the government expenditure shows that the pattern of expenditure has been altered since 1998/99. Since the period, the share of recurrent expenditure gradually increasing and exceeds share of capital expenditure in total government expenditure. The patten shows that the expenditure has increased the cost of operation of government rather than raising productive capacity of the economy.
The picture shows the pattern of government expenditure of Nepal since 1975 to 2022, the expenditure are categorized as recurrent, capital and financial expenses. The recurrent expenditure is the expenses for government employees and other daily services, capital expenditure is the expenses for physical capital assets and financial includes repayment of loan and interest accrued for government debt of Nepal.
