Global Rankings
Government Spending (% of GDP)
percent of GDP
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Kiribati | 83.68% |
2 | 2 |  Ukraine | 65.56% |
3 | 11 |  Palau | 58.95% |
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 | 44.91% |
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 | 39.71% |
19 | 9 |  Afghanistan | 39.22% |
20 | 31 |  Poland | 39.10% |
21 | 30 |  Cyprus | 38.46% |
22 | 24 |  Croatia | 38.13% |
23 | 34 |  Estonia | 37.69% |
24 | 37 |  Israel | 37.35% |
25 | 26 |  Romania | 37.30% |
26 | 21 |  Portugal | 37.16% |
27 | 32 |  Uruguay | 36.45% |
28 | 33 |  Namibia | 36.16% |
29 | 20 |  Bulgaria | 35.76% |
30 | 40 |  New Zealand | 35.50% |
31 | 25 |  Serbia | 35.46% |
32 | 41 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.30% |
33 | 17 |  Tonga | 34.65% |
34 | 62 |  Norway | 34.52% |
35 | 48 |  Moldova | 34.47% |
36 | 27 |  Czech Republic | 34.44% |
37 | 185 |  Liberia | 34.38% |
38 | 29 |  Latvia | 34.20% |
39 | 36 |  Spain | 34.04% |
40 | 39 |  Lithuania | 33.86% |
41 | 28 |  Malta | 33.67% |
42 | 38 |  South Africa | 33.42% |
43 | 49 |  Macedonia | 33.38% |
44 | 50 |  Denmark | 33.34% |
45 | 56 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 33.32% |
46 | 47 |  Colombia | 33.28% |
47 | 61 |  Turkey | 33.03% |
48 | 42 |  Sweden | 32.51% |
49 | 54 |  Brazil | 32.43% |
50 | 45 |  Iceland | 32.05% |
51 | 43 |  Mongolia | 31.70% |
52 | 44 |  Germany | 31.17% |
53 | 86 |  Cape Verde | 30.88% |
54 | 51 |  Ecuador | 30.44% |
55 | 55 |  Russia | 29.97% |
56 | 68 |  Faroe Islands | 29.79% |
57 | 35 |  Maldives | 29.48% |
58 | 64 |  Mauritius | 29.14% |
59 | 58 |  Solomon Islands | 28.89% |
60 | 63 |  Belarus | 28.47% |
61 | 103 |  Aruba | 28.37% |
62 | 57 |  South Korea | 28.32% |
63 | 70 |  El Salvador | 27.92% |
64 | 78 |  Kenya | 27.84% |
65 | 92 |  Oman | 27.76% |
66 | 60 |  Fiji | 27.76% |
67 | 46 |  Australia | 27.58% |
68 | 113 |  Dominica | 27.39% |
69 | 59 |  Seychelles | 27.20% |
70 | 71 |  Guyana | 26.91% |
71 | 52 |  Samoa | 26.68% |
72 | 53 |  Eritrea | 26.62% |
73 | 65 |  Vanuatu | 26.61% |
74 | 66 |  Morocco | 26.61% |
75 | 85 |  Botswana | 26.53% |
76 | 105 |  Bahrain | 26.11% |
77 | 90 |  Mozambique | 26.00% |
78 | 75 |  Jordan | 25.89% |
79 | 73 |  Albania | 25.44% |
80 | 94 |  Sudan | 25.27% |
81 | 79 |  Georgia | 25.24% |
82 | 93 |  Kuwait | 25.22% |
83 | 77 |  Zambia | 25.14% |
84 | 83 |  Brunei | 25.04% |
85 | 89 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.73% |
86 | 76 |  Swaziland | 24.62% |
87 | 84 |  Chile | 24.56% |
88 | 80 |  United States | 24.43% |
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 | 72 |  Azerbaijan | 23.01% |
97 | 74 |  Peru | 22.84% |
98 | 108 |  Ghana | 22.68% |
99 | 97 |  Mexico | 22.46% |
100 | 100 |  Uzbekistan | 22.34% |
101 | 67 |  Iraq | 22.09% |
102 | 104 |  Argentina | 21.01% |
103 | 106 |  Armenia | 20.95% |
104 | 99 |  Thailand | 20.72% |
105 | 96 |  Bahamas | 20.35% |
106 | 111 |  Papua New Guinea | 20.32% |
107 | 127 |  Malawi | 20.17% |
108 | 124 |  Montenegro | 20.17% |
109 | 107 |  Japan | 20.06% |
110 | 123 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 19.70% |
111 | 110 |  Djibouti | 19.61% |
112 | 4 |  Macao | 19.59% |
113 | 95 |  Burkina Faso | 19.57% |
114 | 101 |  Tunisia | 19.53% |
115 | 109 |  Nepal | 19.44% |
116 | 120 |  Bolivia | 19.34% |
116 | 144 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 19.34% |
118 | 98 |  Ireland | 19.24% |
119 | 119 |  Canada | 19.06% |
120 | 132 |  Paraguay | 18.95% |
121 | 121 |  Dominican Republic | 18.07% |
122 | 139 |  Sri Lanka | 18.04% |
123 | 114 |  Rwanda | 17.97% |
124 | 117 |  Ivory Coast | 17.88% |
125 | 126 |  Algeria | 17.85% |
126 | 118 |  Saint Lucia | 17.61% |
127 | 136 |  Kazakhstan | 17.45% |
128 | 69 |  Jamaica | 17.28% |
129 | 112 |  Panama | 17.14% |
130 | 133 |  China | 17.13% |
131 | 147 |  Singapore | 17.11% |
132 | 122 |  Malaysia | 17.01% |
133 | 115 |  Philippines | 16.88% |
134 | 129 |  Uganda | 16.58% |
135 | 128 |  Tanzania | 16.34% |
136 | 130 |  Nicaragua | 16.28% |
137 | 135 |  Costa Rica | 16.25% |
138 | 125 |  Republic of the Congo | 16.13% |
139 | 138 |  Switzerland | 16.11% |
140 | 143 |  Togo | 16.03% |
141 | 140 |  Niger | 15.60% |
142 | 148 |  Guinea-Bissau | 15.54% |
143 | 137 |  Syria | 14.69% |
144 | 82 |  Honduras | 14.62% |
145 | 154 |  Venezuela | 14.60% |
146 | 142 |  Iran | 14.46% |
147 | 134 |  Gabon | 14.05% |
148 | 149 |  Guinea | 13.91% |
149 | 158 |  India | 13.73% |
150 | 150 |  Guatemala | 13.51% |
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 | 146 |  Burundi | 12.26% |
160 | 162 |  Mali | 12.24% |
161 | 153 |  Bermuda | 11.98% |
162 | 151 |  Central African Republic | 11.66% |
163 | 168 |  Benin | 11.40% |
164 | 169 |  Equatorial Guinea | 11.05% |
165 | 170 |  Madagascar | 11.04% |
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 | 167 |  Somalia | 6.35% |
181 | 145 |  Lebanon | 6.30% |
182 | 182 |  Ethiopia | 6.12% |
183 | 174 |  Nigeria | 5.11% |
184 | 183 |  Chad | 4.68% |
185 | 184 |  United Arab Emirates | 3.77% |