Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
814.8 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Lowest
-9.84 % change on previous year
Equatorial Guinea
Median
7.53 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
8,317
What the numbers show
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 814.8 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe; the lowest is -9.84 % change on previous year in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.53 % change on previous year, and the mean is 15.14 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 83.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 24,591.5%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 10,060.2%).
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 814.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24,591.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 240.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 70.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 442.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 50.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 42.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 235.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Cuba | 41.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,108.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Egypt | 36.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,456.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 33.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Malawi | 32.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 195.2% | rising |
| 11 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 32.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,094.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Yemen | 29.74 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 29.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Haiti | 29.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 502.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 28.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 16 | Lebanon | 27.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,195.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Guyana | 27.73 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Gambia | 24.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 22.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 21.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 464.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,306.2% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea | 19.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Somalia | 17.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Ireland | 16.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.79 % change on previous year | 1969 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 16.63 % change on previous year | 2007 | up 702.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Tunisia | 16.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Rwanda | 16.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 15.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 14.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Belarus | 14.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 14.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Armenia | 13.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 859.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Madagascar | 13.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Kiribati | 13.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 13.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Eritrea | 13.06 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Uganda | 13.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 12.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,759.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 12.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 12.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 365.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritania | 10.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,444.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 10.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Vanuatu | 10.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Samoa | 10.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Paraguay | 10.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Georgia | 10.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 49 | South Sudan | 10.24 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 10.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 10.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Honduras | 9.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | 9.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Aruba | 9.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,004.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Algeria | 9.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Qatar | 9.71 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Montenegro | 9.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Colombia | 9.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Cameroon | 9.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Iceland | 9.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Zambia | 9.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Lesotho | 9.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 63 | India | 9.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 9.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 9.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Timor-Leste | 9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Latvia | 8.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 265.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine, State of | 8.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 768.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Fiji | 8.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 8.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 8.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 369.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Palau | 8.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 8.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 8.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahamas | 8.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Congo | 8.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 8.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 237.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 8.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 8.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Mongolia | 8.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,840.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Russian Federation | 8.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 8.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 85 | Romania | 8.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Brazil | 8.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 262.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 7.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 525.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Albania | 7.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Poland | 7.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Morocco | 7.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Guatemala | 7.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Comoros | 7.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 659.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 577.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 7.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 214.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 7.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Mali | 7.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Curaçao | 7.28 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 7.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Portugal | 7.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Seychelles | 6.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,035.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 6.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | 6.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | 6.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Tonga | 6.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 6.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Kosovo | 6.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Cambodia | 6.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Marshall Islands | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Indonesia | 6.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Malta | 6.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Spain | 6.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Afghanistan | 5.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Hong Kong, China | 5.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 118 | United States of America | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Libya | 5.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 5.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Israel | 5.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Maldives | 5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Burkina Faso | 5.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Australia | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Ecuador | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 377.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 5.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Philippines | 5.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Belgium | 5.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Singapore | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 662.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Switzerland | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,562.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Canada | 5.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 275.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Netherlands | 4.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritius | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | 4.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Germany | 4.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 139 | South Africa | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 4.6 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Malaysia | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Estonia | 4.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Norway | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Bermuda | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 970.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Austria | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Greece | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 532.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Sweden | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Denmark | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Mexico | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 153 | China | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Republic of Korea | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Thailand | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,752.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Italy | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Mozambique | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Japan | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Namibia | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 165 | France | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 166 | New Zealand | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahrain | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Eswatini | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Greenland | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Chad | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Niger | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Panama | 0.9683 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Finland | 0.7968 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Faroe Islands | 0.4583 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Oman | 0.2141 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Senegal | -0.122 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Macau, China | -0.5558 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Kuwait | -0.6859 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.1% | volatile |
| 180 | San Marino | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 240.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Botswana | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 140.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Central African Republic | -6.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 199.7% | volatile |
| 184 | New Caledonia | -9.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10,060.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | -9.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 31.4% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross national expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.