Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre by country
Gross national expenditure (current 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
183
Highest
241.07 billion current LCU per square kilometre
Lebanon
Lowest
24,238 current LCU per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
Median
13.40 million current LCU per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
8,010
What the numbers show
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 241.07 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Lebanon; the lowest is 24,238 current LCU per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.40 million current LCU per square kilometre, and the mean is 2.40 billion current LCU per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 178 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 11,152,500,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 16.6%).
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 241.07 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,526.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 99.50 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,508.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 31.11 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 24.58 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 10.18 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Macau, China | 6.81 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 3.22 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 664.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Hong Kong, China | 2.82 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 1.71 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 1.50 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Cambodia | 982.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 949.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Guinea | 834.82 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 831.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 255.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 789.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 778.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Somalia | 756.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Iraq | 650.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 608.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2016 | up 279.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 597.36 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 454.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Comoros | 443.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 376.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 363.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 271.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Maldives | 346.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 341.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritius | 332.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 29 | French Polynesia | 249.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 230.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 220.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 195.36 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 160.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 150.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Madagascar | 133.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 121.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Togo | 120.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Haiti | 118.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 326.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 116.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 237.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Benin | 110.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 109.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 42 | Bermuda | 107.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 43 | India | 99.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Czechia | 94.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 93.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 91.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 84.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 77.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 423.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 74.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 73.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 71.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5,716.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Cameroon | 65.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 53 | New Caledonia | 64.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 63.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Angola | 54.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 430.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Malta | 53.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Qatar | 47.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2022 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 46.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 46.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Iceland | 43.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Mongolia | 41.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 40.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 40.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 257.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Türkiye | 35.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,344.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Aruba | 35.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 33.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 30.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2018 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Gabon | 29.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands | 28.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | 27.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Djibouti | 25.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 22.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 74 | Congo | 22.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 21.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 76 | San Marino | 21.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 19.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 78 | Faroe Islands | 19.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 148.7% | rising |
| 80 | Switzerland | 18.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 81 | Gambia | 18.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 249.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 17.94 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Mexico | 17.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Uruguay | 16.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Curaçao | 15.82 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2018 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 86 | Sweden | 14.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Sudan | 14.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7,925.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 14.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Ukraine | 13.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 386.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 13.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 91 | China | 13.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 13.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | 13.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Norway | 12.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Germany | 11.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 96 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 11.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | 10.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Egypt | 10.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 424.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Cuba | 10.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,351.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 10.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Honduras | 9.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 9.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Guatemala | 8.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 8.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 827.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Bhutan | 8.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Chad | 7.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Romania | 7.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Italy | 7.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 6.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 112 | South Africa | 5.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Austria | 5.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 114 | France | 5.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Malaysia | 5.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 5.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 117 | Ireland | 5.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Palestine, State of | 4.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Ghana | 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 554.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Morocco | 3.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 3.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 3.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11,152,500,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 124 | United States of America | 3.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 126 | Slovenia | 2.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 127 | Tonga | 2.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Portugal | 2.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Spain | 2.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 2.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Slovakia | 2.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 132 | Kuwait | 2.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Marshall Islands | 2.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 2.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 299.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Saudi Arabia | 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Lesotho | 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 1.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Mozambique | 1.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Greece | 1.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 140 | New Zealand | 1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Bahamas | 1.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Croatia | 1.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 143 | Samoa | 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 144 | Brazil | 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | 1.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Georgia | 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Lithuania | 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 150 | Guyana | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2005 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Panama | 1.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Kiribati | 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 138.2% | rising |
| 153 | Belarus | 1.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Tunisia | 1.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Palau | 951,846 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 156 | Finland | 897,957 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Estonia | 889,188 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Bulgaria | 834,927 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Peru | 757,022 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Fiji | 750,509 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Zambia | 688,804 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 263.0% | rising |
| 162 | Latvia | 659,066 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 621,998 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 568,303 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Ecuador | 485,698 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Botswana | 475,131 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Mauritania | 438,052 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 360,300 current LCU per square kilometre | 2011 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 349,895 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Namibia | 345,789 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Canada | 337,043 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Australia | 320,424 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Belize | 263,364 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 200,646 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 175 | Jordan | 189,071 current LCU per square kilometre | 2007 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 185,216 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 817,655.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Oman | 109,847 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Libya | 102,471 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Turkmenistan | 83,723 current LCU per square kilometre | 2009 | up 649.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Suriname | 63,854 current LCU per square kilometre | 2010 | — | rising |
| 181 | Greenland | 61,586 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 182 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38,870 current LCU per square kilometre | 1969 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 24,238 current LCU per square kilometre | 2004 | up 130.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Gross national expenditure (current 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 (current 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 (current 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.