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Government consumption as a share of GDP

% · higher is better · 182 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Yemen, Rep.52.8%
  2. 2Equatorial Guinea44.4%
  3. 3Ukraine44.4%
  4. 4Seychelles43.6%
  5. 5South Sudan40.2%
  6. 6St. Kitts and Nevis39.9%
  7. 7Turkmenistan38.4%
  8. 8Myanmar36.7%
  9. 9Botswana36%
  10. 10Bhutan34.4%
  11. 11Moldova32%
  12. 12Latvia31.3%
  13. 13Lesotho31.2%
  14. 14Cabo Verde30.7%
  15. 15Croatia30.1%
  16. 16Hungary29.9%
  17. 17Brunei Darussalam29.7%
  18. 18Zimbabwe29.6%
  19. 19Iran, Islamic Rep.29.4%
  20. 20Mongolia29%
  21. 21Barbados28%
  22. 22Sweden28%
  23. 23Burundi27.9%
  24. 24Bulgaria27.6%
  25. 25Montenegro27.6%
  26. 26Slovak Republic27.1%
  27. 27Malta26.8%
  28. 28Namibia26.3%
  29. 29St. Vincent and the Grenadines26.1%
  30. 30Uzbekistan25.8%
  31. 31Sint Maarten (Dutch part)25.8%
  32. 32Israel25.7%
  33. 33Estonia25.7%
  34. 34Finland25.7%
  35. 35Czechia25.6%
  36. 36Eswatini25.4%
  37. 37Serbia24.9%
  38. 38New Zealand24.9%
  39. 39Aruba24.9%
  40. 40Iceland24.8%
  41. 41Mauritania24.7%
  42. 42Algeria24.6%
  43. 43North Macedonia24.5%
  44. 44Central African Republic24.3%
  45. 45Bosnia and Herzegovina24.2%
  46. 46Sao Tome and Principe24.2%
  47. 47Bahamas, The24.1%
  48. 48Saudi Arabia24%
  49. 49Guinea23.9%
  50. 50Slovenia23.7%
  51. 51Argentina23.7%
  52. 52Dominica23.7%
  53. 53Japan23.6%
  54. 54Maldives23.6%
  55. 55Greece23.5%
  56. 56France23.3%
  57. 57Belarus23.3%
  58. 58Kyrgyz Republic23.3%
  59. 59Lithuania22.9%
  60. 60Russian Federation22.7%
  61. 61Romania22.7%
  62. 62Poland22.4%
  63. 63Jamaica22%
  64. 64Colombia21.6%
  65. 65Australia21.6%
  66. 66Chile21.3%
  67. 67Cyprus21.2%
  68. 68Canada21.2%
  69. 69United Kingdom21.1%
  70. 70Djibouti21.1%
  71. 71Georgia20.8%
  72. 72Belgium20.6%
  73. 73Netherlands20.5%
  74. 74Tunisia20.5%
  75. 75Mauritius20.5%
  76. 76Albania20.5%
  77. 77Congo, Rep.20.4%
  78. 78El Salvador20.4%
  79. 79Iraq20.3%
  80. 80Denmark20.3%
  81. 81Morocco20.3%
  82. 82Tajikistan20.2%
  83. 83West Bank and Gaza20.2%
  84. 84Nicaragua20.2%
  85. 85Armenia20.2%
  86. 86Costa Rica20.1%
  87. 87Burkina Faso19.9%
  88. 88Spain19.7%
  89. 89Germany19.7%
  90. 90Fiji19.6%
  91. 91Jordan19.6%
  92. 92Guinea-Bissau19.4%
  93. 93Gabon19.4%
  94. 94Portugal19.3%
  95. 95Austria19.3%
  96. 96Bahrain19%
  97. 97Guyana18.9%
  98. 98Haiti18.9%
  99. 99Curacao18.8%
  100. 100Belize18.7%
  101. 101Korea, Rep.18.6%
  102. 102Azerbaijan18.5%
  103. 103Uruguay18.5%
  104. 104Suriname18.5%
  105. 105Bermuda18.3%
  106. 106Macao SAR, China18%
  107. 107Kazakhstan17.8%
  108. 108South Africa17.8%
  109. 109Mozambique17.8%
  110. 110Luxembourg17.7%
  111. 111Thailand17.6%
  112. 112Comoros17.6%
  113. 113Honduras17.5%
  114. 114Taiwan17.4%
  115. 115Mali17.4%
  116. 116Norway17.4%
  117. 117Turkiye17.3%
  118. 118Zambia17.2%
  119. 119Peru17.2%
  120. 120Mexico17.2%
  121. 121Brazil17%
  122. 122Lao PDR16.9%
  123. 123Syrian Arab Republic16.6%
  124. 124Oman16.1%
  125. 125Kuwait15.9%
  126. 126Liberia15.8%
  127. 127Italy15.8%
  128. 128Qatar15.7%
  129. 129Congo, Dem. Rep.15.6%
  130. 130Senegal15.3%
  131. 131Angola15.2%
  132. 132Trinidad and Tobago15.2%
  133. 133Togo15.2%
  134. 134Sri Lanka14.7%
  135. 135Bolivia14.6%
  136. 136Grenada14.4%
  137. 137Panama14.3%
  138. 138Cameroon14.3%
  139. 139Lebanon14.2%
  140. 140Philippines14.2%
  141. 141Ecuador14.2%
  142. 142Rwanda14.2%
  143. 143St. Lucia14.1%
  144. 144Madagascar13.7%
  145. 145China13.4%
  146. 146Niger13.3%
  147. 147Cote d'Ivoire13.1%
  148. 148Viet Nam12.8%
  149. 149Benin12.7%
  150. 150Ghana12.6%
  151. 151Malaysia12.5%
  152. 152Dominican Republic12.3%
  153. 153Hong Kong SAR, China12.3%
  154. 154Paraguay12%
  155. 155Gambia, The11.9%
  156. 156Singapore11.9%
  157. 157United States11.7%
  158. 158Kenya10.9%
  159. 159Sudan10.7%
  160. 160Uganda10.7%
  161. 161Nigeria10.6%
  162. 162Ethiopia10.2%
  163. 163Indonesia10%
  164. 164United Arab Emirates9.8%
  165. 165Guatemala9.3%
  166. 166Chad8.8%
  167. 167Ireland8.7%
  168. 168Cambodia8.5%
  169. 169Egypt, Arab Rep.8%
  170. 170Pakistan8%
  171. 171Somalia, Fed. Rep.7.9%
  172. 172Switzerland7.7%
  173. 173Malawi7.4%
  174. 174India7.4%
  175. 175Tanzania7.3%
  176. 176Sierra Leone6.6%
  177. 177Bangladesh6.5%
  178. 178British Virgin Islands6.5%
  179. 179Nepal6.3%

Government consumption as a share of GDP