Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre by country
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
165
Highest
45.76 billion constant LCU per square kilometre
Iran
Lowest
7,957 constant LCU per square kilometre
Sudan
Median
7.39 million constant LCU per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
6,569
What the numbers show
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 45.76 billion constant LCU per square kilometre in Iran; the lowest is 7,957 constant LCU per square kilometre in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.39 million constant LCU per square kilometre, and the mean is 719.48 million constant LCU per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 225.9%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 75.3%).
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 45.76 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 2 | South Korea | 22.07 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Vietnam | 18.61 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Macao | 6.81 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 6.07 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Lebanon | 5.23 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 1.59 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 964.70 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 907.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Rwanda | 897.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Cambodia | 865.85 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 781.90 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Somalia | 724.17 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Paraguay | 563.50 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Hungary | 557.75 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 16 | Laos | 539.93 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2016 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 17 | Singapore | 519.00 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Guinea | 372.42 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 19 | Iraq | 352.29 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 20 | Comoros | 306.56 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 281.73 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Maldives | 266.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 23 | Mauritius | 259.96 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 254.24 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Armenia | 239.72 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 191.15 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Tanzania | 167.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 139.81 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 126.26 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 111.82 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 104.72 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Senegal | 103.77 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Benin | 97.05 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 95.73 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 91.25 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bermuda | 90.47 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 37 | Serbia | 87.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 78.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 78.05 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 76.15 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 74.79 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Seychelles | 65.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 63.43 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 44 | Pakistan | 59.54 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 56.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 46 | Cameroon | 54.86 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 46.96 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 48 | Qatar | 44.47 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2020 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar | 44.46 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 39.89 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.89 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 52 | Iceland | 35.35 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 53 | Gabon | 29.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Haiti | 29.04 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | 24.96 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 23.92 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 23.40 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 22.74 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 22.14 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 60 | Djibouti | 22.14 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 61 | Kenya | 18.69 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 18.62 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 63 | Switzerland | 18.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 64 | Angola | 16.61 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 65 | Belgium | 16.54 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 66 | San Marino | 16.29 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 67 | Bahrain | 15.74 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 14.18 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 69 | Mexico | 13.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 70 | China | 12.66 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 12.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 72 | Mali | 12.12 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 11.96 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 74 | Norway | 10.87 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 10.59 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 10.28 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 10.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 78 | Germany | 9.88 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 79 | Gambia | 9.43 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 8.36 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Niger | 7.88 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 7.39 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Poland | 7.39 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 84 | Chad | 6.93 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.85 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.78 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 87 | Moldova | 6.74 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.56 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 6.44 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Russia | 6.34 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 91 | Italy | 6.30 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 92 | Bhutan | 5.88 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 4.95 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 94 | Austria | 4.82 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 95 | France | 4.79 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 96 | Malaysia | 4.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Algeria | 4.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 98 | Ireland | 4.29 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Eswatini | 4.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 100 | South Africa | 3.89 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Palestine | 3.73 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 102 | Morocco | 3.08 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei | 3.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 104 | Cyprus | 3.01 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 105 | United States | 2.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 106 | Romania | 2.66 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 107 | Portugal | 2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 108 | Honduras | 2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Spain | 2.52 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 110 | Slovenia | 2.43 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 111 | Ethiopia | 2.38 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 112 | Tonga | 2.21 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 2.07 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 2.00 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 115 | Slovakia | 2.00 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 116 | Marshall Islands | 1.82 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 117 | Kuwait | 1.72 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 118 | Mozambique | 1.70 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Greece | 1.63 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 120 | El Salvador | 1.59 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 1.45 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 122 | Bahamas | 1.37 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 1.37 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 124 | Lesotho | 1.19 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Croatia | 1.18 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 126 | Samoa | 1.08 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 1.04 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 962,017 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 956,969 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 130 | Belarus | 954,371 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 943,506 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 132 | Kiribati | 877,731 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 133 | Ghana | 819,732 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 134 | Lithuania | 798,455 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 135 | Finland | 789,347 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 136 | Palau | 782,233 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 137 | Estonia | 685,224 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 647,723 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 139 | Tunisia | 634,288 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Yemen | 558,598 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2018 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 141 | Latvia | 519,859 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 142 | Brazil | 517,811 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 143 | Cuba | 497,803 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 488,246 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 145 | Ecuador | 456,241 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Peru | 449,255 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 447,036 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritania | 361,368 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Eritrea | 360,300 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2011 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Botswana | 353,770 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Bolivia | 324,425 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Canada | 294,578 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 153 | Argentina | 284,302 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 154 | Namibia | 262,356 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Azerbaijan | 228,226 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2012 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 228,179 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 185,216 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 158 | East Timor | 172,562 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 159 | Oman | 102,518 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 160 | Greenland | 50,260 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 34,987 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 162 | Libya | 32,493 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 163 | Venezuela | 20,166 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 14,943 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2004 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 165 | Sudan | 7,957 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
How this figure is calculated
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross national expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.