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Government consumption (% of GDP)

The share of GDP taken by government final consumption spending.

Unit: % of GDP Period: 1960–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 17.8% Countries: 188

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1983 to 2025.

Government consumption (% of GDP), 1983–2025

Top-20 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP), 1983–2025020406080MicronesiaMicronesia: 73.8%73.8Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 60.6%60.6KiribatiKiribati: 59%59Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands: 54.5%54.5GreenlandGreenland: 41.7%41.7UkraineUkraine: 38.9%38.9PalauPalau: 38.3%38.3LesothoLesotho: 36.4%36.4United States Virgin Is…United States Virgin Islands: 34.4%34.4Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 32.4%32.4LibyaLibya: 32.3%32.3French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 32%32BotswanaBotswana: 31.5%31.5Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 27.9%27.9GuyanaGuyana: 26.9%26.9EritreaEritrea: 26.6%26.6SwedenSweden: 26.4%26.4Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 26.2%26.2FinlandFinland: 26.1%26.1IcelandIceland: 26.1%26.1
Government consumption (% of GDP) — 1983–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 FM Micronesia 73.8 1983 1
2 TL Timor-Leste 60.6 2024 2
3 KI Kiribati 59 2024 3
4 MH Marshall Islands 54.5 2024 4
5 GL Greenland 41.7 2023 5
6 UA Ukraine 38.9 2025 6
7 PW Palau 38.3 2024 7
8 LS Lesotho 36.4 2025 8
9 VI United States Virgin Islands 34.4 2022 9
10 GQ Equatorial Guinea 32.4 2025 10
11 LY Libya 32.3 2025 11
12 PF French Polynesia 32 2024 12
13 BW Botswana 31.5 2025 13
14 FO Faroe Islands 27.9 2024 14
15 GY Guyana 26.9 2005 15
16 ER Eritrea 26.6 2011 16
17 SE Sweden 26.4 2025 17
18 SB Solomon Islands 26.2 2024 18
19 FI Finland 26.1 2025 19
20 IS Iceland 26.1 2025 20
21 NL Netherlands 25.9 2025 21
22 KW Kuwait 25.8 2024 22
23 SC Seychelles 25.1 2025 23
24 IL Israel 25 2025 24
25 CU Cuba 24.8 2024 25
26 FR France 24.4 2025 26
27 HR Croatia 24.3 2025 27
28 BE Belgium 24 2025 28
29 BN Brunei Darussalam 23.8 2025 29
30 AF Afghanistan 23.6 2024 30
31 TO Tonga 23.5 2024 31
32 NC New Caledonia 23.5 2017 32
33 DK Denmark 23.2 2025 33
34 AU Australia 23.1 2025 34
35 LV Latvia 22.9 2025 35
36 CV Cabo Verde 22.9 2025 36
37 NO Norway 22.6 2025 37
38 DE Germany 22.5 2025 38
39 NA Namibia 22.3 2025 39
40 IQ Iraq 22.2 2024 40
41 AT Austria 21.9 2025 41
42 CA Canada 21.9 2025 42
43 SZ Eswatini 21.5 2024 43
44 EE Estonia 21.5 2025 44
45 VU Vanuatu 21.4 2024 45
46 SK Slovakia 21.4 2025 46
47 PL Poland 21.3 2025 47
48 SI Slovenia 21.2 2025 48
49 GB United Kingdom 21.2 2025 49
50 NZ New Zealand 21.1 2024 50
51 BG Bulgaria 20.8 2025 51
52 HU Hungary 20.8 2025 52
53 BI Burundi 20.6 2025 53
54 SA Saudi Arabia 20.6 2025 54
55 JO Jordan 20.6 2007 55
56 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3 2025 56
57 JP Japan 20.1 2024 57
58 CZ Czechia 20 2025 58
59 BT Bhutan 20 2024 59
60 TN Tunisia 19.9 2025 60
61 LU Luxembourg 19.8 2025 61
62 LT Lithuania 19.3 2025 62
63 ES Spain 19.2 2025 63
64 MZ Mozambique 19.2 2025 64
65 BR Brazil 19.1 2025 65
66 RU Russia 19.1 2025 66
67 FJ Fiji 18.9 2024 67
68 BY Belarus 18.9 2025 68
69 ZA South Africa 18.9 2025 69
70 OM Oman 18.7 2024 70
71 WS Samoa 18.6 2025 71
72 CY Cyprus 18.5 2025 72
73 RS Serbia 18.5 2025 73
74 MD Moldova 18.5 2025 74
75 DZ Algeria 18.3 2025 75
76 IT Italy 18.3 2025 76
77 MW Malawi 18.2 2025 77
78 GR Greece 18.2 2025 78
79 MA Morocco 18 2025 79
80 AW Aruba 17.9 2024 80
81 SD Sudan 17.9 2025 81
82 BF Burkina Faso 17.8 2025 82
83 KR South Korea 17.6 2025 83
84 UY Uruguay 17.6 2025 84
85 MT Malta 17.5 2025 85
86 MV Maldives 17.5 2024 86
87 ME Montenegro 17.4 2025 87
88 RO Romania 17.3 2025 88
89 PS Palestine 17 2025 89
90 PT Portugal 17 2025 90
91 GN Guinea 16.7 2025 91
92 CN China 16.7 2024 92
93 TH Thailand 16.7 2025 93
94 BO Bolivia 16.5 2024 94
95 SV El Salvador 16.4 2025 95
96 MK North Macedonia 16.4 2025 96
97 MR Mauritania 16 2025 97
98 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 15.9 2025 98
99 BZ Belize 15.9 2024 99
100 UZ Uzbekistan 15.9 2025 100
101 AO Angola 15.8 2024 101
102 AZ Azerbaijan 15.5 2025 102
103 CO Colombia 15.5 2025 103
104 GW Guinea-Bissau 15.5 2025 104
105 SN Senegal 15.4 2025 105
106 PG Papua New Guinea 15.3 2004 106
107 HN Honduras 15.2 2025 107
108 PH Philippines 15.1 2025 108
109 RW Rwanda 15.1 2025 109
110 CL Chile 15.1 2025 110
111 DJ Djibouti 15 2025 111
112 AR Argentina 14.9 2025 112
113 CG Republic of the Congo 14.9 2025 113
114 MN Mongolia 14.6 2025 114
115 MG Madagascar 14.6 2025 115
116 CW Curaçao 14.5 2018 116
117 MU Mauritius 14.2 2025 117
118 SM San Marino 14.1 2023 118
119 BH Bahrain 14.1 2024 119
120 CR Costa Rica 14 2025 120
121 LA Laos 14 2016 121
122 TR Türkiye 13.9 2025 122
123 GE Georgia 13.8 2025 123
124 US United States 13.6 2024 124
125 XK Kosovo 13.4 2025 125
126 TG Togo 13.3 2023 126
127 SR Suriname 13.3 2010 127
128 IR Iran 13.3 2025 128
129 PE Peru 13.1 2025 129
130 ML Mali 13.1 2025 130
131 BS Bahamas 12.9 2024 131
132 QA Qatar 12.9 2022 132
133 AL Albania 12.8 2025 133
134 EC Ecuador 12.8 2025 134
135 ZM Zambia 12.7 2024 135
136 HK Hong Kong 12.6 2025 136
137 PA Panama 12.4 2024 137
138 MY Malaysia 12.4 2025 138
139 TM Turkmenistan 12.4 2024 139
140 NE Niger 12.2 2025 140
141 AE United Arab Emirates 12.2 2023 141
142 KG Kyrgyzstan 12.2 2025 142
143 MO Macao 12.2 2025 143
144 ZW Zimbabwe 12.2 2024 144
145 CH Switzerland 12 2025 145
146 MX Mexico 11.8 2025 146
147 UG Uganda 11.7 2025 147
148 DO Dominican Republic 11.7 2025 148
149 GT Guatemala 11.5 2025 149
150 NI Nicaragua 11.4 2025 150
151 TJ Tajikistan 11.3 2024 151
152 IE Ireland 11.2 2025 152
153 KE Kenya 11.2 2025 153
154 GA Gabon 11.2 2025 154
155 CM Cameroon 11.1 2025 155
156 PY Paraguay 10.9 2025 156
157 KZ Kazakhstan 10.8 2024 157
158 IN India 10.8 2025 158
159 BM Bermuda 10.7 2024 159
160 CF Central African Republic 10.3 2025 160
161 ST Sao Tome and Principe 10.3 2025 161
162 SG Singapore 10.3 2025 162
163 GM Gambia 10.2 2025 163
164 AM Armenia 10.2 2025 164
165 TD Chad 9.9 2025 165
166 TZ Tanzania 9.8 2025 166
167 VN Vietnam 9.4 2025 167
168 PK Pakistan 9.3 2025 168
169 KM Comoros 9 2025 169
170 YE Yemen 9 2018 170
171 BJ Benin 8.9 2025 171
172 CI Côte d'Ivoire 8.7 2025 172
173 NP Nepal 8.4 2025 173
174 SO Somalia 8.1 2025 174
175 PR Puerto Rico 7.7 2025 175
176 ID Indonesia 7.5 2025 176
177 LK Sri Lanka 6.7 2025 177
178 SL Sierra Leone 5.9 2025 178
179 ET Ethiopia 5.8 2025 179
180 BD Bangladesh 5.8 2025 180
181 KH Cambodia 5.7 2025 181
182 HT Haiti 5.5 2025 182
183 EG Egypt 5.4 2025 183
184 LB Lebanon 4.9 2024 184
185 GH Ghana 4.8 2024 185
186 SY Syria 2.7 2022 186
187 KY Cayman Islands 2.6 2020 187
188 VE Venezuela 0 2011 188
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Maximum 73.8%
Median 16.5%
Minimum 0%
World 16.7%

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of GDP
Observation period
1960–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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