Year % of GDP 1972 3.5835599899292 1973 3.68990993499756 1975 3.93450999259949 1976 5.83145999908447 1977 5.71441984176636 1978 5.51425981521606 1979 4.96616983413696 1980 4.57553005218506 1981 5.38392019271851 1982 5.89761018753052 1984 6.13389015197754 1985 6.07004976272583 1986 5.62294006347656 1987 4.56184005737305 1988 3.61585998535156 1989 4.03414011001587 1996 3.699049949646 2001 4.54640007019043 2002 5.26984977722168 2003 6.48084020614624 2004 5.37147998809814 2006 5.27965021133423 2007 4.86470985412598 2008 4.59525012969971 2009 5.13013982772827