Government expenditure vs gdp by country
Countries reporting
166
Highest
3.03 trillion
United States
Lowest
33.81 million
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
7.43 billion
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,062
What the numbers show
Government expenditure vs gdp is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 3.03 trillion in United States; the lowest is 33.81 million in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.43 billion, and the mean is 77.92 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89,628.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 286.6%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 78.6%).
Government expenditure vs gdp: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3.03 trillion | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 999.41 billion | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 833.98 billion | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 683.00 billion | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 5 | France | 677.30 billion | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 421.77 billion | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 418.83 billion | 2025 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 394.09 billion | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 381.64 billion | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 10 | India | 341.19 billion | 2025 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 332.27 billion | 2025 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Russia | 300.49 billion | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 293.91 billion | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 241.95 billion | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 214.53 billion | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 174.58 billion | 2025 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 162.10 billion | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 143.54 billion | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 130.79 billion | 2025 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 128.43 billion | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 110.32 billion | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 107.06 billion | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 106.29 billion | 2025 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 102.06 billion | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 94.53 billion | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 91.11 billion | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 81.79 billion | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 76.00 billion | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 71.62 billion | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 70.26 billion | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 68.48 billion | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 32 | Iran | 68.40 billion | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 66.75 billion | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 63.06 billion | 2025 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 62.45 billion | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 59.37 billion | 2025 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Iraq | 57.14 billion | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 48.82 billion | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 48.08 billion | 2025 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Algeria | 46.72 billion | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Singapore | 45.72 billion | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 45.69 billion | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 44.88 billion | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 42.14 billion | 2025 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 41.73 billion | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 46 | Vietnam | 41.64 billion | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 40.98 billion | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 48 | Pakistan | 38.17 billion | 2025 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Kuwait | 37.37 billion | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 35.82 billion | 2025 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Qatar | 31.21 billion | 2020 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Morocco | 29.89 billion | 2025 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 29.81 billion | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 54 | Hungary | 29.79 billion | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 27.69 billion | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 56 | Cuba | 25.64 billion | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 57 | Libya | 23.45 billion | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 58 | Ukraine | 22.64 billion | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 20.64 billion | 2025 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovakia | 18.73 billion | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 61 | Oman | 18.00 billion | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 62 | Angola | 16.42 billion | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 63 | Croatia | 16.08 billion | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 15.17 billion | 2025 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 15.10 billion | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 66 | Kenya | 14.80 billion | 2025 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 14.14 billion | 2025 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 12.07 billion | 2025 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 11.40 billion | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 70 | Slovenia | 10.65 billion | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 10.52 billion | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 9.60 billion | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 9.59 billion | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 9.34 billion | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 75 | Serbia | 9.30 billion | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 9.26 billion | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 9.17 billion | 2024 | up 168.1% | rising |
| 78 | Tanzania | 9.07 billion | 2025 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 9.06 billion | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 8.15 billion | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 81 | Uganda | 7.55 billion | 2025 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.51 billion | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.46 billion | 2025 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 84 | Lithuania | 7.41 billion | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 85 | Bolivia | 7.03 billion | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 6.74 billion | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 87 | Latvia | 6.47 billion | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 88 | Botswana | 5.98 billion | 2025 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Mozambique | 5.84 billion | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Iceland | 5.47 billion | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 5.46 billion | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 5.43 billion | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 93 | Cyprus | 5.27 billion | 2025 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 5.25 billion | 2025 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Macao | 5.14 billion | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Cameroon | 5.05 billion | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Ghana | 4.98 billion | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 4.50 billion | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 99 | Honduras | 4.36 billion | 2025 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 4.35 billion | 2025 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.27 billion | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 102 | Senegal | 4.21 billion | 2025 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 3.84 billion | 2025 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 3.82 billion | 2025 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | 3.51 billion | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 106 | Yemen | 3.50 billion | 2018 | down 53.7% | rising |
| 107 | Malta | 3.48 billion | 2025 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.47 billion | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 109 | Mongolia | 3.21 billion | 2025 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 110 | Brunei | 3.18 billion | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 111 | Nepal | 3.02 billion | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea | 2.71 billion | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Cambodia | 2.46 billion | 2025 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 2.46 billion | 2025 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Bahamas | 2.19 billion | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 2.17 billion | 2025 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 117 | Laos | 2.17 billion | 2016 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Haiti | 2.10 billion | 2025 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 2.07 billion | 2025 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 2.06 billion | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 121 | Niger | 2.03 billion | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 122 | Palestine | 2.02 billion | 2025 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 123 | Sudan | 2.02 billion | 2025 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 2.01 billion | 2025 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Gabon | 1.91 billion | 2025 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 1.83 billion | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritania | 1.82 billion | 2025 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 128 | Syria | 1.57 billion | 2022 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | 1.53 billion | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 1.51 billion | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 131 | Chad | 1.36 billion | 2025 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.36 billion | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 133 | Burundi | 1.31 billion | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Moldova | 1.24 billion | 2025 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 135 | Greenland | 1.22 billion | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 136 | Lebanon | 1.21 billion | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 137 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.21 billion | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 138 | Togo | 1.20 billion | 2023 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 1.11 billion | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 140 | Eswatini | 1.05 billion | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 141 | East Timor | 966.11 million | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 142 | Somalia | 961.96 million | 2025 | up 193.8% | rising |
| 143 | Congo | 927.34 million | 2025 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Montenegro | 914.31 million | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 145 | Maldives | 832.50 million | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 146 | Bermuda | 818.25 million | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 147 | Lesotho | 805.47 million | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | 682.23 million | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 629.82 million | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 605.09 million | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 549.84 million | 2025 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 152 | Seychelles | 542.82 million | 2025 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 475.75 million | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 154 | Belize | 414.49 million | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 298.30 million | 2025 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 156 | Gambia | 263.30 million | 2025 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 157 | San Marino | 239.08 million | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 204.11 million | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 190.36 million | 2024 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 160 | Samoa | 179.09 million | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | 149.21 million | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 162 | Tonga | 133.62 million | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 163 | Kiribati | 118.05 million | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 164 | Marshall Islands | 117.85 million | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 165 | Palau | 88.30 million | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.81 million | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |