Government spending as share of GDP by country
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.
Countries reporting
149
Highest
98.1%
Kiribati
Lowest
5.2%
Haiti
Median
30.3%
Years covered
225
1800–2024
Data points
9,265
What the numbers show
Government spending as share of GDP is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 98.1% in Kiribati; the lowest is 5.2% in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.3%, and the mean is 32.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 79.8%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 67.9%).
Government spending as share of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 98.1% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | 71.6% | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 71.3% | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 4 | Dominica | 58.8% | 2024 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 57.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 57.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Micronesia (country) | 57.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 8 | Austria | 56.0% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 54.5% | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Lesotho | 53.5% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 50.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Kuwait | 50.4% | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 49.4% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 49.4% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 49.3% | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 48.5% | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia | 48.0% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 48.0% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 47.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovakia | 47.1% | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 46.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Iceland | 46.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 46.5% | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 25 | Maldives | 46.1% | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 45.7% | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 45.3% | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Canada | 44.7% | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Latvia | 44.5% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 44.4% | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 44.0% | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 43.8% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia | 43.6% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.3% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 43.2% | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 42.8% | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 42.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 38 | New Zealand | 41.9% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 41.1% | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 40.0% | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 39.9% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 42 | Namibia | 39.9% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia | 39.8% | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.1% | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 39.1% | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 38.9% | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 38.1% | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 38.0% | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 49 | United States | 37.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 37.5% | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 51 | Grenada | 37.1% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 52 | Russia | 36.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Algeria | 36.8% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 36.7% | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 36.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 35.8% | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 34.6% | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 33.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 33.8% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 60 | Seychelles | 33.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.7% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 33.5% | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 63 | Mozambique | 33.2% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 64 | Morocco | 33.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 65 | Jordan | 33.0% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 66 | South Africa | 33.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 67 | China | 32.9% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini | 32.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 69 | Turkey | 32.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.5% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 31.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 31.4% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 31.1% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 31.0% | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Fiji | 30.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 30.3% | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 30.3% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 78 | Jamaica | 30.0% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 79 | Barbados | 29.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 29.6% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 81 | Suriname | 29.2% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 82 | Bahrain | 29.1% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 83 | Albania | 28.9% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 28.8% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 28.7% | 2024 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 86 | India | 28.4% | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 27.8% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 27.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 27.6% | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 90 | Bhutan | 27.1% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 27.1% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 92 | Chile | 26.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Togo | 26.4% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 94 | Belize | 26.3% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 26.1% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 96 | Qatar | 26.0% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 97 | Honduras | 25.7% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 98 | Philippines | 24.9% | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 99 | Gabon | 24.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 24.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 101 | Malaysia | 23.9% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 102 | Kenya | 23.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 103 | Hong Kong | 23.3% | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 23.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 23.2% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 23.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 107 | Thailand | 22.7% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 108 | South Korea | 22.5% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 22.3% | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | 22.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 112 | Congo | 21.7% | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 21.4% | 2024 | down 31.9% | flat |
| 114 | Aruba | 21.2% | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 21.0% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 116 | Bahamas | 21.0% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 117 | Myanmar | 20.7% | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 118 | Djibouti | 20.6% | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 119 | Guinea | 20.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 120 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.4% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 20.4% | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.4% | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.8% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 19.5% | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 125 | Pakistan | 19.5% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 19.5% | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 19.3% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 128 | Comoros | 19.1% | 2024 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 129 | Vietnam | 19.1% | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 130 | Tanzania | 19.1% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 18.9% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 132 | Chad | 18.8% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 133 | Uganda | 18.7% | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.5% | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 18.4% | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 136 | Benin | 18.1% | 2024 | up 26.9% | flat |
| 137 | Venezuela | 17.6% | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 138 | Cambodia | 17.3% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 139 | Indonesia | 16.8% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 140 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.7% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 141 | Lebanon | 16.5% | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 142 | Madagascar | 16.2% | 2024 | up 29.1% | flat |
| 143 | Iran | 14.2% | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 144 | Niger | 13.4% | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 145 | Guatemala | 13.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 146 | Nigeria | 12.3% | 2024 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 12.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 9.5% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 149 | Yemen | 8.9% | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 150 | Sudan | 6.4% | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 5.2% | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.