Government spending vs. GDP, per capita by country
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
21,468 constant 2015 US$ per person
Greenland
Lowest
37.02 constant 2015 US$ per person
Central African Republic
Median
1,052 constant 2015 US$ per person
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,062
What the numbers show
Government spending vs. GDP, per capita is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 21,468 constant 2015 US$ per person in Greenland; the lowest is 37.02 constant 2015 US$ per person in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,052 constant 2015 US$ per person, and the mean is 3,197 constant 2015 US$ per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 580.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 233.7%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 76.6%).
Government spending vs. GDP, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 21,468 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 20,590 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 19,662 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 15,167 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 13,945 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 13,611 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 13,546 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 13,377 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 9 | Bermuda | 12,659 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 10 | Finland | 11,822 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 11,498 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 12 | United States Virgin Islands | 11,441 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 11,170 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2020 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 10,755 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 10,397 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 10,126 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 10,082 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 9,989 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 9,894 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 20 | France | 9,856 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 9,829 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 8,913 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 23 | New Zealand | 8,484 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 8,061 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 25 | Kuwait | 7,631 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Macao | 7,499 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 27 | Singapore | 7,482 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 28 | San Marino | 7,061 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 29 | Brunei | 6,811 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 6,532 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 6,478 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 32 | South Korea | 6,429 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 6,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 5,955 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 5,802 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 36 | Hong Kong | 5,620 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bahamas | 5,448 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 4,998 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 39 | Palau | 4,990 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 40 | Seychelles | 4,423 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 41 | Bahrain | 4,244 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 4,197 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 4,149 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 4,007 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 3,995 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 3,846 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 3,793 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 48 | Poland | 3,590 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 3,502 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 3,460 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 51 | Oman | 3,407 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 52 | Libya | 3,144 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 53 | Marshall Islands | 3,139 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 54 | Hungary | 3,131 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 2,563 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 2,458 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 58 | Cuba | 2,335 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 2,335 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 60 | Botswana | 2,332 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 2,213 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 62 | Russia | 2,094 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 63 | Panama | 2,068 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 64 | Turkey | 2,033 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1,876 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 66 | Brazil | 1,852 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,790 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 1,654 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 69 | Malaysia | 1,650 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Maldives | 1,577 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 71 | Romania | 1,567 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 72 | Montenegro | 1,467 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia | 1,421 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,359 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 1,344 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 76 | Tonga | 1,283 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 77 | Iraq | 1,241 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 78 | Mexico | 1,229 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 1,169 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 1,134 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 81 | South Africa | 1,106 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 82 | Georgia | 1,105 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 83 | Thailand | 1,061 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 1,043 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 85 | Peru | 1,036 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 1,003 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 87 | Belize | 993.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 88 | Algeria | 984.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 89 | Albania | 924.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 913.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 900.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 92 | Belarus | 897.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 93 | Kiribati | 877.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 94 | Eswatini | 846.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 829.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 96 | Samoa | 816.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 97 | Bhutan | 795.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 98 | Morocco | 777.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 748.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 100 | Iran | 740.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 101 | Gabon | 737.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 102 | Tunisia | 733.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 103 | El Salvador | 707.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 104 | East Timor | 689.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 105 | Philippines | 601.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 106 | Vanuatu | 580.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 107 | Solomon Islands | 580.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 108 | Ukraine | 580.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 109 | Djibouti | 576.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 110 | Bolivia | 566.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 551.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 112 | Moldova | 526.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | 513.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 490.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 115 | Angola | 433.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 425.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 117 | Vietnam | 409.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 407.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 119 | Egypt | 406.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 120 | Honduras | 396.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine | 373.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 122 | Indonesia | 372.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritania | 343.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Lesotho | 340.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Laos | 314.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2016 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 295.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 127 | Kenya | 257.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 128 | India | 233.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 228.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 130 | Senegal | 222.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 131 | Lebanon | 207.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 76.6% | rising |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 185.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 133 | Guinea | 179.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 134 | Haiti | 176.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 135 | Comoros | 169.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 136 | Cameroon | 168.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 137 | Rwanda | 168.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Mozambique | 163.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 159.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Mali | 151.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 141 | Pakistan | 149.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 142 | Uganda | 146.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 143 | Togo | 146.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 144 | Ghana | 144.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 145 | Congo | 143.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 140.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 147 | Cambodia | 138.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Benin | 135.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 132.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 150 | Tanzania | 128.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 117.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 104.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Yemen | 102.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2018 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 154 | Nepal | 102 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 155 | Gambia | 93.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 156 | Burundi | 91.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 157 | Niger | 72.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 158 | Syria | 69.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2022 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 68.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 66.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Chad | 64.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 162 | Somalia | 48.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 163 | Madagascar | 46.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 40.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 165 | Sudan | 39.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 37.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
How this figure is calculated
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Government spending vs. GDP ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Government spending vs. GDP National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.