Government Expenditure by Country

Government Expenditure by country, shown on a world map with full country rankings. Data covers 127 countries for 2024, sourced from World Bank Open Data.

HighestKiribati84.6

LowestUnited Arab Emirates3.8

Average27.3127 countries

Year2024latest available

💡 Government consumption ranges from lean minimalist states to expansive welfare models.

Top 10 countries

Kiribati84.6

Ukraine65.6

Timor-Leste52.5

Greece47.3

Italy47.3

France47.3

Austria46

Finland44.9

Slovenia42.9

Hungary42.4

Government Expenditure: full country ranking (2024)

#	Country	Government Expenditure
1	Kiribati	84.6
2	Ukraine	65.6
3	Timor-Leste	52.5
4	Greece	47.3
5	Italy	47.3
6	France	47.3
7	Austria	46
8	Finland	44.9
9	Slovenia	42.9
10	Hungary	42.4
11	Luxembourg	42.2
12	United Kingdom	41.2
13	San Marino	40.5
14	Lesotho	40.2
15	Netherlands	40
16	Slovak Republic	39.8
17	Belgium	39.7
18	Poland	39.1
19	Cyprus	38.5
20	Croatia	38.1
21	Estonia	37.7
22	Israel	37.4
23	Romania	37.3
24	Portugal	37.2
25	Uruguay	37
26	Namibia	36.5
27	Norway	35.9
28	Bulgaria	35.8
29	New Zealand	35.5
30	Serbia	35.5
31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35.3
32	Tonga	34.7
33	Moldova	34.5
34	Czechia	34.4
35	Latvia	34.2
36	Lithuania	34.1
37	Spain	34
38	Malta	33.7
39	South Africa	33.4
40	North Macedonia	33.4
41	Denmark	33.3
42	Colombia	33.3
43	Turkiye	33
44	Sweden	32.5
45	Brazil	32.4
46	Iceland	32.1
47	Mongolia	31.7
48	Germany	31.2
49	Ecuador	30.4
50	Russian Federation	29.6
51	Maldives	29.5
52	Mauritius	29.1
53	Costa Rica	28.9
54	Solomon Islands	28.9
55	Belarus	28.5
56	Jordan	28.4
57	Vanuatu	28.3
58	Korea, Rep.	28.3
59	Kenya	27.8
60	Fiji	27.8
61	El Salvador	27.7
62	Australia	27.6
63	Samoa	26.7
64	Morocco	26.6
65	Botswana	26.4
66	West Bank and Gaza	26.2
67	Mozambique	26
68	Albania	25.4
69	Georgia	25.2
70	Zambia	25.1
71	United States	24.9
72	Eswatini	24.6
73	Chile	24.6
74	Saudi Arabia	24.2
75	Kyrgyz Republic	23.7
76	Senegal	23.6
77	Uzbekistan	23.4
78	Azerbaijan	23
79	Peru	22.8
80	Ghana	22.7
81	Mexico	22.4
82	Argentina	21
83	Armenia	20.9
84	Japan	20.9
85	Thailand	20.8
86	Bahamas, The	20.3
87	Papua New Guinea	20.3
88	Malawi	20.2
89	Macao SAR, China	19.6
90	Burkina Faso	19.6
91	Nepal	19.4
92	Canada	19.3
93	Ireland	19.2
94	Paraguay	19
95	Rwanda	18.6
96	Sri Lanka	18.1
97	Dominican Republic	18.1
98	Cote d'Ivoire	17.9
99	Kazakhstan	17.4
100	Singapore	17.3
101	Panama	17.1
102	Malaysia	17
103	Philippines	16.9
104	Switzerland	16.7
105	Uganda	16.6
106	Tanzania	16.4
107	Nicaragua	16.3
108	Congo, Rep.	16.1
109	Togo	15.9
110	Guinea-Bissau	15.2
111	Gabon	14.1
112	Guatemala	13.5
113	India	13.3
114	Cambodia	12.9
115	Congo, Dem. Rep.	12.4
116	Cameroon	12.4
117	Burundi	12.2
118	Central African Republic	11.7
119	Madagascar	11.2
120	Equatorial Guinea	11
121	Tajikistan	11
122	Lao PDR	10.3
123	Bangladesh	8.3
124	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	6.3
125	Lebanon	6.3
126	Ethiopia	6.1
127	United Arab Emirates	3.8

Source: World Bank Open Data. Latest available year: 2024. Values shown are the most recent reported figure per country.

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