Global Rankings
Government Spending (% of GDP)
percent of GDP
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Kiribati | 84.56% |
2 | 2 | Ukraine | 65.56% |
3 | 11 | Palau | 58.35% |
4 | 18 | Libya | 56.85% |
5 | 3 | Greece | 47.30% |
6 | 6 | Italy | 47.28% |
7 | 5 | France | 47.26% |
8 | 7 | Austria | 46.03% |
9 | 23 | Finland | 44.93% |
10 | 10 | Slovenia | 42.87% |
11 | 13 | Hungary | 42.42% |
12 | 15 | Luxembourg | 42.23% |
13 | 16 | United Kingdom | 41.23% |
14 | 8 | San Marino | 40.49% |
15 | 22 | Lesotho | 40.23% |
16 | 19 | Netherlands | 39.97% |
17 | 12 | Slovakia | 39.77% |
18 | 14 | Belgium | 39.74% |
19 | 9 | Afghanistan | 39.22% |
20 | 32 | Poland | 39.10% |
21 | 31 | Cyprus | 38.46% |
22 | 24 | Croatia | 38.13% |
23 | 34 | Estonia | 37.69% |
24 | 37 | Israel | 37.44% |
25 | 26 | Romania | 37.30% |
26 | 21 | Portugal | 37.16% |
27 | 30 | Uruguay | 37.02% |
28 | 33 | Namibia | 36.50% |
29 | 62 | Norway | 35.89% |
30 | 20 | Bulgaria | 35.76% |
31 | 40 | New Zealand | 35.53% |
32 | 25 | Serbia | 35.46% |
33 | 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.30% |
34 | 17 | Tonga | 34.65% |
35 | 48 | Moldova | 34.47% |
36 | 27 | Czech Republic | 34.44% |
37 | 185 | Liberia | 34.38% |
38 | 29 | Latvia | 34.20% |
39 | 39 | Lithuania | 34.10% |
40 | 36 | Spain | 34.04% |
41 | 28 | Malta | 33.69% |
42 | 38 | South Africa | 33.42% |
43 | 49 | Macedonia | 33.38% |
44 | 50 | Denmark | 33.34% |
45 | 47 | Colombia | 33.34% |
46 | 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.32% |
47 | 63 | Turkey | 33.03% |
48 | 42 | Sweden | 32.51% |
49 | 54 | Brazil | 32.43% |
50 | 45 | Iceland | 32.07% |
51 | 43 | Mongolia | 31.70% |
52 | 44 | Germany | 31.17% |
53 | 86 | Cape Verde | 30.88% |
54 | 51 | Ecuador | 30.44% |
55 | 69 | Faroe Islands | 29.79% |
56 | 55 | Russia | 29.60% |
57 | 35 | Maldives | 29.48% |
58 | 66 | Mauritius | 29.14% |
59 | 59 | Solomon Islands | 28.89% |
60 | 65 | Belarus | 28.47% |
61 | 64 | Jordan | 28.44% |
62 | 103 | Aruba | 28.37% |
63 | 58 | Vanuatu | 28.34% |
64 | 57 | South Korea | 28.32% |
65 | 78 | Kenya | 27.84% |
66 | 92 | Oman | 27.76% |
67 | 61 | Fiji | 27.76% |
68 | 71 | El Salvador | 27.68% |
69 | 46 | Australia | 27.58% |
70 | 114 | Dominica | 27.39% |
71 | 60 | Seychelles | 27.20% |
72 | 72 | Guyana | 26.91% |
73 | 52 | Samoa | 26.68% |
74 | 53 | Eritrea | 26.62% |
75 | 67 | Morocco | 26.61% |
76 | 85 | Botswana | 26.37% |
77 | 105 | Bahrain | 26.11% |
78 | 90 | Mozambique | 26.00% |
79 | 74 | Albania | 25.44% |
80 | 95 | Sudan | 25.27% |
81 | 80 | Georgia | 25.24% |
82 | 94 | Kuwait | 25.22% |
83 | 77 | Zambia | 25.14% |
84 | 83 | Brunei | 25.04% |
85 | 79 | United States | 24.90% |
86 | 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.73% |
87 | 76 | Swaziland | 24.62% |
88 | 84 | Chile | 24.58% |
89 | 102 | Saudi Arabia | 24.22% |
90 | 131 | Bhutan | 24.08% |
91 | 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.71% |
92 | 116 | Qatar | 23.59% |
93 | 91 | Senegal | 23.56% |
94 | 81 | New Caledonia | 23.51% |
95 | 88 | Micronesia | 23.43% |
96 | 93 | Uzbekistan | 23.41% |
97 | 73 | Azerbaijan | 23.01% |
98 | 75 | Peru | 22.85% |
99 | 108 | Ghana | 22.68% |
100 | 98 | Mexico | 22.41% |
101 | 68 | Iraq | 22.09% |
102 | 104 | Argentina | 21.01% |
103 | 107 | Armenia | 20.95% |
104 | 106 | Japan | 20.93% |
105 | 100 | Thailand | 20.77% |
106 | 97 | Bahamas | 20.35% |
107 | 112 | Papua New Guinea | 20.32% |
108 | 127 | Malawi | 20.17% |
109 | 124 | Montenegro | 20.17% |
110 | 123 | Burma (Myanmar) | 19.70% |
111 | 110 | Djibouti | 19.61% |
112 | 4 | Macao | 19.59% |
113 | 96 | Burkina Faso | 19.57% |
114 | 101 | Tunisia | 19.53% |
115 | 109 | Nepal | 19.44% |
116 | 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.34% |
116 | 120 | Bolivia | 19.34% |
118 | 118 | Canada | 19.26% |
119 | 99 | Ireland | 19.24% |
120 | 133 | Paraguay | 18.96% |
121 | 111 | Rwanda | 18.57% |
122 | 139 | Sri Lanka | 18.11% |
123 | 121 | Dominican Republic | 18.07% |
124 | 117 | Ivory Coast | 17.88% |
125 | 126 | Algeria | 17.85% |
126 | 119 | Saint Lucia | 17.61% |
127 | 137 | Kazakhstan | 17.45% |
128 | 146 | Singapore | 17.30% |
129 | 70 | Jamaica | 17.28% |
130 | 113 | Panama | 17.14% |
131 | 132 | China | 17.13% |
132 | 122 | Malaysia | 17.01% |
133 | 115 | Philippines | 16.88% |
134 | 134 | Switzerland | 16.73% |
135 | 129 | Uganda | 16.58% |
136 | 128 | Tanzania | 16.42% |
137 | 130 | Nicaragua | 16.28% |
138 | 136 | Costa Rica | 16.25% |
139 | 125 | Republic of the Congo | 16.13% |
140 | 143 | Togo | 15.88% |
141 | 140 | Niger | 15.60% |
142 | 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.17% |
143 | 138 | Syria | 14.69% |
144 | 82 | Honduras | 14.62% |
145 | 154 | Venezuela | 14.60% |
146 | 142 | Iran | 14.46% |
147 | 135 | Gabon | 14.05% |
148 | 149 | Guinea | 13.91% |
149 | 150 | Guatemala | 13.50% |
150 | 158 | India | 13.33% |
151 | 152 | Suriname | 13.32% |
152 | 141 | Belize | 13.15% |
153 | 156 | Cambodia | 12.95% |
154 | 157 | Mauritania | 12.80% |
155 | 161 | Hong Kong | 12.54% |
156 | 160 | Barbados | 12.52% |
157 | 175 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.45% |
158 | 155 | Cameroon | 12.42% |
159 | 162 | Mali | 12.24% |
160 | 147 | Burundi | 12.22% |
161 | 153 | Bermuda | 11.98% |
162 | 151 | Central African Republic | 11.66% |
163 | 168 | Benin | 11.40% |
164 | 170 | Madagascar | 11.15% |
165 | 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.05% |
166 | 165 | Tajikistan | 11.02% |
167 | 164 | Pakistan | 10.82% |
168 | 163 | Laos | 10.32% |
169 | 166 | Comoros | 10.24% |
170 | 171 | Indonesia | 9.14% |
171 | 173 | Gambia | 8.46% |
172 | 178 | Bangladesh | 8.32% |
173 | 172 | Sierra Leone | 8.09% |
174 | 176 | Egypt | 7.94% |
175 | 180 | Turkmenistan | 7.80% |
176 | 179 | Puerto Rico | 7.63% |
177 | 181 | Haiti | 7.45% |
178 | 177 | Angola | 7.38% |
179 | 159 | Zimbabwe | 6.64% |
180 | 145 | Lebanon | 6.30% |
181 | 182 | Ethiopia | 6.12% |
182 | 174 | Nigeria | 5.11% |
183 | 183 | Chad | 4.68% |
184 | 184 | United Arab Emirates | 3.77% |
185 | 167 | Somalia | 0.00% |