Government spending vs gdp per capita by country
Countries reporting
151
Highest
98.08
Kiribati
Lowest
5.25
Haiti
Median
30.32
Years covered
225
1800–2024
Data points
9,265
What the numbers show
Government spending vs gdp per capita is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 98.08 in Kiribati; the lowest is 5.25 in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.32, and the mean is 32.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 79.8%), and the largest decrease in Yemen, Republic of (down 67.9%).
Government spending vs gdp per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 98.08 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 71.58 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 71.27 | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 4 | Dominica | 58.8 | 2024 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 57.68 | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 57.17 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 56.97 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 8 | Austria | 56.03 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 54.49 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 53.48 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 50.56 | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Kuwait | 50.41 | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 49.43 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 14 | Poland, Republic of | 49.41 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 49.3 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 48.48 | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia, Republic of | 48 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 47.98 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 47.33 | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovak Republic | 47.12 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 46.87 | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 46.87 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 46.54 | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia, Republic of | 46.47 | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 25 | Maldives | 46.08 | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 45.68 | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 45.34 | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Canada | 44.72 | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Latvia, Republic of | 44.47 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands, The | 44.41 | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 44.04 | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 43.79 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia, Republic of | 43.62 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.32 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 35 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 43.17 | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 42.77 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 42.75 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 38 | New Zealand | 41.86 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 41.08 | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 39.98 | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 39.93 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 42 | Namibia | 39.93 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia | 39.84 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 44 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.14 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 39.1 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 38.94 | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 38.07 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova, Republic of | 37.96 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 49 | United States | 37.92 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 37.5 | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 51 | Grenada | 37.09 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 36.87 | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Algeria | 36.79 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 54 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 36.73 | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 36.65 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 35.81 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 34.65 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 33.91 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 33.83 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 60 | Seychelles | 33.77 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyz Republic | 33.71 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 33.55 | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 63 | Mozambique, Republic of | 33.24 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 64 | Morocco | 33.05 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 33.04 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 66 | South Africa | 32.98 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 67 | China (People’s Republic of) | 32.95 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 32.84 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 69 | Türkiye, Republic of | 32.63 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.48 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 31.92 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 31.36 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 31.14 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 31.02 | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Fiji, Republic of | 30.81 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 30.32 | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 30.26 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 78 | Jamaica | 30.04 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 79 | Barbados | 29.75 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 29.57 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 81 | Suriname | 29.21 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 82 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 29.06 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 83 | Albania | 28.94 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 28.78 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 28.7 | 2024 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 86 | India | 28.38 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 27.83 | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 27.66 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 89 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 27.59 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 90 | Bhutan | 27.13 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 27.1 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 92 | Chile | 26.73 | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Togo | 26.42 | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 94 | Belize | 26.29 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 95 | Cabo Verde | 26.09 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 96 | Qatar | 25.98 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 97 | Honduras | 25.66 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 98 | Philippines | 24.94 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 99 | Gabon | 24.77 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 100 | St. Lucia | 24.31 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 101 | Malaysia | 23.86 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 102 | Kenya | 23.26 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 103 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 23.26 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 23.21 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 23.18 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 23.15 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 107 | Thailand | 22.71 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 108 | Korea, Republic of | 22.53 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 22.35 | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 110 | Ireland | 22.31 | 2024 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | 22.27 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 112 | Congo, Republic of | 21.65 | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 21.41 | 2024 | down 31.9% | flat |
| 114 | Aruba | 21.23 | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 20.99 | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 116 | Bahamas, The | 20.97 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 117 | Myanmar | 20.67 | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 118 | Djibouti | 20.62 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 119 | Guinea | 20.56 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 120 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.37 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 20.37 | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.36 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.81 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 19.55 | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 125 | Pakistan | 19.47 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 19.47 | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 19.32 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 128 | Comoros, Union of the | 19.14 | 2024 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 129 | Vietnam | 19.12 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 130 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 19.1 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 18.87 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 132 | Chad | 18.82 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 133 | Uganda | 18.69 | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 18.47 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 18.41 | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 136 | Benin | 18.05 | 2024 | up 26.9% | flat |
| 137 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 17.58 | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 138 | Cambodia | 17.26 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 139 | Indonesia | 16.84 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 140 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.73 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 141 | Lebanon | 16.48 | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 142 | Madagascar, Republic of | 16.21 | 2024 | up 29.1% | flat |
| 143 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.2 | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 144 | Niger | 13.42 | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 145 | Guatemala | 13.38 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 146 | Nigeria | 12.32 | 2024 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 12.03 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 148 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 9.54 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 149 | Yemen, Republic of | 8.91 | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 150 | Sudan | 6.39 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 5.25 | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |