Government spending vs. GDP by country
General government final consumption expenditure includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). Both measures are expressed in constant 2015 US$.
Countries reporting
164
Highest
3.03 trillion constant 2015 US$
United States
Lowest
33.81 million constant 2015 US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
7.43 billion constant 2015 US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,062
What the numbers show
Government spending vs. GDP is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 3.03 trillion constant 2015 US$ in United States; the lowest is 33.81 million constant 2015 US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.43 billion constant 2015 US$, and the mean is 78.76 billion constant 2015 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89,628.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 286.6%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 78.6%).
Government spending vs. GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3.03 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 63.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 999.41 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 833.98 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 683.00 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 5 | France | 677.30 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 421.77 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 418.83 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 394.09 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 381.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 10 | India | 341.19 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 332.27 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Russia | 300.49 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 293.91 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 241.95 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 214.53 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 174.58 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 162.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 143.54 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 130.79 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 128.43 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 110.32 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 107.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 106.29 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 102.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 94.53 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 91.11 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 81.79 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 76.00 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 71.62 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 70.26 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 68.48 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 32 | Iran | 68.40 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 66.75 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 62.45 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 59.37 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 57.14 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 48.82 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 48.08 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Algeria | 46.72 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Singapore | 45.72 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechia | 45.69 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 42 | New Zealand | 44.88 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 42.14 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 41.73 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 45 | Vietnam | 41.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 40.98 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 38.17 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Kuwait | 37.37 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 35.82 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Qatar | 31.21 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2020 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 29.89 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 29.81 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 53 | Hungary | 29.79 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 27.69 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 55 | Cuba | 25.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 56 | Libya | 23.45 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 57 | Ukraine | 22.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 20.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovakia | 18.73 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 60 | Oman | 18.00 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 61 | Angola | 16.42 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 16.08 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 15.17 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 15.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 65 | Kenya | 14.80 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 12.07 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 11.40 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 68 | Slovenia | 10.65 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 10.52 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 9.60 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 9.59 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 9.34 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia | 9.30 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 9.26 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 9.17 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 168.1% | rising |
| 76 | Tanzania | 9.07 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 9.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Belarus | 8.15 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 79 | Uganda | 7.55 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.51 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.46 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 82 | Lithuania | 7.41 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia | 7.03 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahrain | 6.74 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 85 | Latvia | 6.47 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 86 | Botswana | 5.98 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Mozambique | 5.84 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Iceland | 5.47 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 89 | Estonia | 5.46 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 5.43 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 91 | Cyprus | 5.27 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 5.25 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Macao | 5.14 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 5.05 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Ghana | 4.98 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 96 | El Salvador | 4.50 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 97 | Honduras | 4.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 4.35 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.27 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 100 | Senegal | 4.21 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 3.84 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Mali | 3.82 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 3.51 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 104 | Yemen | 3.50 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2018 | down 53.7% | rising |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.47 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 106 | Mongolia | 3.21 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 107 | Brunei | 3.18 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 108 | Nepal | 3.02 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea | 2.71 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | 2.46 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Rwanda | 2.46 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 2.19 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 113 | Albania | 2.17 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 114 | Laos | 2.17 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2016 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Haiti | 2.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 2.07 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 2.06 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 118 | Niger | 2.03 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 119 | Palestine | 2.02 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 120 | Sudan | 2.02 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Benin | 2.01 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Gabon | 1.91 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritania | 1.82 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 125 | Syria | 1.57 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2022 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Madagascar | 1.53 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 1.51 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 128 | Chad | 1.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.36 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 130 | Burundi | 1.31 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Moldova | 1.24 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 132 | Greenland | 1.22 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 133 | Lebanon | 1.21 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 134 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.21 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 135 | Togo | 1.20 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2023 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 1.11 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 137 | Eswatini | 1.05 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 138 | East Timor | 966.11 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 139 | Somalia | 961.96 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 193.8% | rising |
| 140 | Congo | 927.34 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Montenegro | 914.31 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 142 | Maldives | 832.50 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 143 | Bermuda | 818.25 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 144 | Lesotho | 805.47 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Djibouti | 682.23 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 146 | Bhutan | 629.82 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 605.09 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 149 | Seychelles | 542.82 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 475.75 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 151 | Belize | 414.49 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 298.30 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 153 | Gambia | 263.30 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 154 | San Marino | 239.08 million constant 2015 US$ | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 204.11 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 190.36 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 157 | Samoa | 179.09 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 149.21 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 159 | Tonga | 133.62 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 160 | Kiribati | 118.05 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 161 | Marshall Islands | 117.85 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 162 | Palau | 88.30 million constant 2015 US$ | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.81 million constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
About this data
General government final consumption expenditure includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). Both measures are expressed in constant 2015 US$.