Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
25.7
Finland
Lowest
7.84
Ireland
Median
15.19
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
618
What the numbers show
Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 25.7 in Finland; the lowest is 7.84 in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.19, and the mean is 15.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Korea (up 57.1%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 46.7%).
Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 25.7 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 2 | France | 23.28 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 22.77 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 20.98 | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 19.92 | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 19.85 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 19.64 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 19.49 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 18.89 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 18.54 | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 18.53 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 18.5 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | Slovak Republic | 17.54 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 14 | Slovenia | 16.93 | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 16.84 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 16.51 | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 17 | Portugal | 16.42 | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 16.12 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 15.19 | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 14.02 | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 13.82 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 13.48 | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 13.46 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 13.4 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 13.05 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 12.87 | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 12.79 | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 12.28 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 12.08 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 11.26 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 10.72 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 10.6 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 33 | Korea | 9.31 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 8.57 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 8.15 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 36 | United States | 7.86 | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 7.84 | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |