Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) by country

Countries reporting
71
Highest
143.1
Lebanon
Lowest
57.7
Ireland
Median
99.46
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
3,036

What the numbers show

Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 143.1 in Lebanon; the lowest is 57.7 in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 99.46, and the mean is 99.91.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 44.3%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 27.7%).

Gross national expenditure: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lebanon 143.1 2023 up 7.7% falling
2 Palestine, State of 139.68 2024 up 2.0% falling
3 Yemen 138.57 2018 up 32.7% rising
4 Kyrgyzstan 136.09 2024 down 9.4% rising
5 Tajikistan 131.89 2023 down 14.8% rising
6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 130.29 2024 up 0.2% falling
7 Republic of Moldova 125.84 2024 down 4.1% flat
8 Montenegro 122.45 2024 up 2.1% flat
9 Jordan 119.87 2021 down 4.6% falling
10 Ukraine 118.93 2024 up 14.9% rising
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116.33 2024 down 11.9% falling
12 Uzbekistan 115.2 2024 up 10.2% rising
13 North Macedonia 112.97 2024 down 3.6% rising
14 Morocco 108.19 2024 down 3.1% flat
15 Georgia 107.83 2024 down 7.5% rising
16 Albania 106.89 2024 down 10.1% flat
17 Egypt 106.85 2024 down 1.5% flat
18 Tunisia 106.3 2024 down 3.6% rising
19 Romania 106.01 2024 up 5.6% flat
20 Greece 105.55 2024 up 4.1% flat
21 Croatia 104.63 2024 up 4.2% falling
22 Serbia 104.56 2024 down 2.9% flat
23 Syrian Arab Republic 104.09 1969 down 2.3% flat
24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 102.9 2024 up 6.0% falling
25 Armenia 102.81 2024 down 13.5% falling
26 Belarus 101.64 2024 up 0.2% falling
27 Latvia 101.59 2024 down 1.3% falling
28 Iceland 101.06 2024 up 8.1% falling
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.8 2024 down 0.9% falling
30 Sudan 100.55 2024 down 6.3% falling
31 Algeria 100.43 2024 down 1.2% falling
32 Belgium 100.39 2024 up 0.6% flat
33 France 100.33 2024 down 0.4% flat
34 Slovakia 100.25 2024 up 4.6% falling
35 Finland 99.5 2024 down 1.7% flat
36 Türkiye 99.46 2024 down 3.1% rising
37 Estonia 99 2024 up 2.5% falling
38 Portugal 98.15 2024 down 1.7% falling
39 Italy 97.81 2024 up 0.6% flat
40 Bulgaria 97.49 2024 down 3.6% flat
41 Austria 97.31 2024 up 0.6% falling
42 Sweden 97.26 2024 up 0.4% falling
43 Saudi Arabia 96.46 2024 up 9.9% rising
44 Cyprus 96.36 2024 down 2.6% falling
45 Germany 96.22 2024 up 3.0% falling
46 Poland 96 2024 down 3.6% falling
47 Spain 95.84 2024 down 1.2% falling
48 Hungary 95.72 2024 up 1.5% falling
49 Lithuania 94.82 2024 down 3.3% falling
50 Russian Federation 94.22 2024 up 0.0% flat
51 Slovenia 93.82 2024 up 0.7% flat
52 Czechia 93.75 2024 up 0.0% falling
53 Azerbaijan 90.88 2024 up 8.4% falling
54 Kazakhstan 90.28 2024 up 6.3% falling
55 Switzerland 89.78 2024 up 0.3% falling
56 Denmark 89.76 2024 down 4.0% falling
57 Netherlands 88.97 2024 up 0.0% falling
58 Djibouti 88.41 2024 up 6.9% falling
59 Iraq 86.89 2024 up 11.0% falling
60 Norway 86.38 2024 down 3.7% falling
61 United Arab Emirates 83.73 2023 up 31.7% falling
62 Oman 82.71 2024 up 4.2% rising
63 Bahrain 82.47 2024 down 2.0% rising
64 Malta 81.2 2024 down 7.1% falling
65 Libya 81.06 2024 down 27.7% flat
66 Kuwait 80.62 2023 up 44.3% rising
67 San Marino 69 2023 down 4.8% flat
68 Turkmenistan 68.22 2012 down 20.8% falling
69 Luxembourg 68.2 2024 up 0.5% falling
70 Qatar 63.02 2022 up 19.3% falling
71 Ireland 57.7 2024 down 27.4% falling

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (% of GDP)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
71 places, 3,036 data points, 1960–2024
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