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Government expenditure (% of GDP)

% · higher is better · 151 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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League table

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  1. 1Kiribati98.1%
  2. 2Marshall Islands71.6%
  3. 3Ukraine71.3%
  4. 4Dominica58.8%
  5. 5Finland57.7%
  6. 6France57.2%
  7. 7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.57%
  8. 8Austria56%
  9. 9Belgium54.5%
  10. 10Lesotho53.5%
  11. 11Italy50.6%
  12. 12Kuwait50.4%
  13. 13Germany49.4%
  14. 14Poland49.4%
  15. 15Sweden49.3%
  16. 16Norway48.5%
  17. 17Croatia48%
  18. 18Greece48%
  19. 19Denmark47.3%
  20. 20Slovak Republic47.1%
  21. 21Hungary46.9%
  22. 22Luxembourg46.9%
  23. 23Iceland46.5%
  24. 24Slovenia46.5%
  25. 25Maldives46.1%
  26. 26Brazil45.7%
  27. 27Spain45.3%
  28. 28Canada44.7%
  29. 29Latvia44.5%
  30. 30Netherlands44.4%
  31. 31United Kingdom44%
  32. 32Israel43.8%
  33. 33Estonia43.6%
  34. 34Bosnia and Herzegovina43.3%
  35. 35St. Kitts and Nevis43.2%
  36. 36Portugal42.8%
  37. 37Czechia42.8%
  38. 38New Zealand41.9%
  39. 39Vanuatu41.1%
  40. 40Cyprus40%
  41. 41Romania39.9%
  42. 42Namibia39.9%
  43. 43Bolivia39.8%
  44. 44St. Vincent and the Grenadines39.1%
  45. 45Japan39.1%
  46. 46Australia38.9%
  47. 47Ecuador38.1%
  48. 48Moldova38%
  49. 49United States37.9%
  50. 50Mongolia37.5%
  51. 51Grenada37.1%
  52. 52Russian Federation36.9%
  53. 53Algeria36.8%
  54. 54North Macedonia36.7%
  55. 55Bulgaria36.7%
  56. 56Solomon Islands35.8%
  57. 57Colombia34.6%
  58. 58Azerbaijan33.9%
  59. 59Tunisia33.8%
  60. 60Seychelles33.8%
  61. 61Kyrgyz Republic33.7%
  62. 62Senegal33.5%
  63. 63Mozambique33.2%
  64. 64Morocco33%
  65. 65Jordan33%
  66. 66South Africa33%
  67. 67China32.9%
  68. 68Eswatini32.8%
  69. 69Turkiye32.6%
  70. 70Trinidad and Tobago32.5%
  71. 71Switzerland31.9%
  72. 72El Salvador31.4%
  73. 73Uruguay31.1%
  74. 74Argentina31%
  75. 75Fiji30.8%
  76. 76Mexico30.3%
  77. 77Georgia30.3%
  78. 78Jamaica30%
  79. 79Barbados29.7%
  80. 80Saudi Arabia29.6%
  81. 81Suriname29.2%
  82. 82Bahrain29.1%
  83. 83Albania28.9%
  84. 84Rwanda28.8%
  85. 85Oman28.7%
  86. 86India28.4%
  87. 87Burkina Faso27.8%
  88. 88Tajikistan27.7%
  89. 89Uzbekistan27.6%
  90. 90Bhutan27.1%
  91. 91Nicaragua27.1%
  92. 92Chile26.7%
  93. 93Togo26.4%
  94. 94Belize26.3%
  95. 95Cabo Verde26.1%
  96. 96Qatar26%
  97. 97Honduras25.7%
  98. 98Philippines24.9%
  99. 99Gabon24.8%
  100. 100St. Lucia24.3%
  101. 101Malaysia23.9%
  102. 102Kenya23.3%
  103. 103Hong Kong SAR, China23.3%
  104. 104Guyana23.2%
  105. 105Ghana23.2%
  106. 106Panama23.1%
  107. 107Thailand22.7%
  108. 108Korea, Rep.22.5%
  109. 109Burundi22.3%
  110. 110Ireland22.3%
  111. 111Peru22.3%
  112. 112Congo, Rep.21.7%
  113. 113United Arab Emirates21.4%
  114. 114Aruba21.2%
  115. 115Paraguay21%
  116. 116Bahamas, The21%
  117. 117Myanmar20.7%
  118. 118Djibouti20.6%
  119. 119Guinea20.6%
  120. 120Cote d'Ivoire20.4%
  121. 121Papua New Guinea20.4%
  122. 122Guinea-Bissau20.4%
  123. 123Antigua and Barbuda19.8%
  124. 124Central African Republic19.5%
  125. 125Pakistan19.5%
  126. 126Dominican Republic19.5%
  127. 127Sri Lanka19.3%
  128. 128Comoros19.1%
  129. 129Viet Nam19.1%
  130. 130Tanzania19.1%
  131. 131Costa Rica18.9%
  132. 132Chad18.8%
  133. 133Uganda18.7%
  134. 134Equatorial Guinea18.5%
  135. 135Angola18.4%
  136. 136Benin18.1%
  137. 137Venezuela, RB17.6%
  138. 138Cambodia17.3%
  139. 139Indonesia16.8%
  140. 140Congo, Dem. Rep.16.7%
  141. 141Lebanon16.5%
  142. 142Madagascar16.2%
  143. 143Iran, Islamic Rep.14.2%
  144. 144Niger13.4%
  145. 145Guatemala13.4%
  146. 146Nigeria12.3%
  147. 147Bangladesh12%
  148. 148Ethiopia9.5%
  149. 149Yemen, Rep.8.9%
  150. 150Sudan6.4%
  151. 151Haiti5.2%

Government expenditure (% of GDP)