How much the state spends on running itself: public sector wages, purchases, defense.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1983 to 2025.
Top-20 · US$
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
3.99T | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
China
|
3.13T | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Germany
|
1.14T | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
United Kingdom
|
850B | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Japan
|
844B | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
France
|
820B | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Canada
|
508B | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Russia
|
489B | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Italy
|
466B | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Brazil
|
436B | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
India
|
426B | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Australia
|
416B | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Spain
|
366B | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Netherlands
|
345B | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
South Korea
|
330B | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Saudi Arabia
|
263B | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Türkiye
|
221B | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Poland
|
221B | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Mexico
|
216B | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Sweden
|
177B | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Belgium
|
174B | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Israel
|
153B | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Austria
|
127B | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Switzerland
|
126B | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Norway
|
120B | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Indonesia
|
109B | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Denmark
|
107B | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Argentina
|
102B | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Thailand
|
96.09B | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Ukraine
|
83.43B | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Finland
|
82.64B | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Ireland
|
81.14B | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
South Africa
|
80.7B | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Czechia
|
78.27B | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Romania
|
74.17B | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Philippines
|
73.76B | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Colombia
|
70.85B | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
United Arab Emirates
|
63.85B | 2023 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Iraq
|
62.03B | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Singapore
|
61.91B | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Portugal
|
59.1B | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Malaysia
|
58.41B | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
New Zealand
|
55.07B | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Chile
|
53.81B | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Hong Kong
|
53.72B | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Algeria
|
52.47B | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Hungary
|
51.31B | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Greece
|
51.18B | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Vietnam
|
48.26B | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Iran
|
48.21B | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Peru
|
43.78B | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Cuba
|
41.7B | 2020 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Kuwait
|
41.5B | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Pakistan
|
37.97B | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Slovakia
|
33.08B | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Morocco
|
32.87B | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Kazakhstan
|
31.45B | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Qatar
|
30.35B | 2022 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Bulgaria
|
27.23B | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Bangladesh
|
26.47B | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Croatia
|
25.51B | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Uzbekistan
|
23.39B | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Luxembourg
|
20.08B | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Oman
|
20.07B | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Egypt
|
19.89B | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Serbia
|
18.46B | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Lithuania
|
18.4B | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Belarus
|
17.65B | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Slovenia
|
16.91B | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Ecuador
|
16.71B | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Angola
|
16.26B | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Libya
|
15.52B | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Kenya
|
15.24B | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Uruguay
|
15.02B | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Dominican Republic
|
14.86B | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
14.51B | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Costa Rica
|
14.42B | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Guatemala
|
14.13B | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Azerbaijan
|
11.79B | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Tunisia
|
11.45B | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Latvia
|
11.14B | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Sudan
|
10.77B | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Panama
|
10.73B | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Estonia
|
10.09B | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Iceland
|
10.06B | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Puerto Rico
|
9.96B | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Bolivia
|
9.07B | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Tanzania
|
8.82B | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
8.69B | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Cyprus
|
7.62B | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Ethiopia
|
7.38B | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Sri Lanka
|
7.34B | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Uganda
|
7.23B | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Bahrain
|
6.65B | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6.62B | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Cameroon
|
6.57B | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Macao
|
6.35B | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Botswana
|
6.27B | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Honduras
|
6.03B | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
El Salvador
|
6.02B | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Senegal
|
5.69B | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Turkmenistan
|
5.47B | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Paraguay
|
5.35B | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Georgia
|
5.28B | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Zimbabwe
|
5.05B | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Burkina Faso
|
4.92B | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Malta
|
4.87B | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Guinea
|
4.74B | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Mozambique
|
4.29B | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Afghanistan
|
4.2B | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
4.16B | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Ghana
|
4B | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Mali
|
3.93B | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Albania
|
3.92B | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Nepal
|
3.81B | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Moldova
|
3.76B | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Mongolia
|
3.71B | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
3.58B | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Jordan
|
3.53B | 2007 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Namibia
|
3.36B | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Zambia
|
3.21B | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
North Macedonia
|
3.13B | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Armenia
|
2.98B | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Palestine
|
2.93B | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Cambodia
|
2.9B | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Madagascar
|
2.87B | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.76B | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Malawi
|
2.72B | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Niger
|
2.65B | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Nicaragua
|
2.53B | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Rwanda
|
2.47B | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Republic of the Congo
|
2.43B | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Gabon
|
2.39B | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Mauritius
|
2.29B | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Laos
|
2.22B | 2016 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Benin
|
2.18B | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
New Caledonia
|
2.16B | 2017 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Chad
|
2.13B | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Bahamas
|
2.04B | 2024 | 139 | |
| 140 |
French Polynesia
|
2.02B | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Yemen
|
1.94B | 2018 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Mauritania
|
1.87B | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Haiti
|
1.77B | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Kosovo
|
1.67B | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Tajikistan
|
1.63B | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Montenegro
|
1.61B | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
1.61B | 2022 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Greenland
|
1.39B | 2023 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Togo
|
1.3B | 2023 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Lebanon
|
1.27B | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Maldives
|
1.23B | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Timor-Leste
|
1.13B | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Faroe Islands
|
1.13B | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Fiji
|
1.13B | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Somalia
|
1.05B | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Eswatini
|
1.05B | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Bermuda
|
985M | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Lesotho
|
938M | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Aruba
|
746M | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Cabo Verde
|
699M | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Djibouti
|
695M | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Burundi
|
694M | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Bhutan
|
668M | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Syria
|
643M | 2022 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Papua New Guinea
|
601M | 2004 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Seychelles
|
598M | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Suriname
|
582M | 2010 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Eritrea
|
550M | 2011 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Belize
|
511M | 2024 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Sierra Leone
|
444M | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Curaçao
|
441M | 2018 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Solomon Islands
|
415M | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
391M | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Central African Republic
|
316M | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
San Marino
|
287M | 2023 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Vanuatu
|
278M | 2024 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Gambia
|
265M | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Samoa
|
239M | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Guyana
|
222M | 2005 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Kiribati
|
203M | 2024 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Comoros
|
164M | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Marshall Islands
|
155M | 2024 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Tonga
|
152M | 2024 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Cayman Islands
|
145M | 2020 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Palau
|
123M | 2024 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
101M | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Micronesia
|
62.1M | 1983 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Venezuela
|
0 | 2011 | 188 |
Government final consumption expenditure in current US dollars: compensation of employees in the public sector, purchases of goods and services for the current work of the state, and spending on defense and security. This is not the whole budget: pensions, benefits and other transfers are left out because they are recorded as household income, while public investment is recorded as capital formation. The quantity therefore comes to roughly two thirds of total budget expense, not all of it.
Important: Not to be confused with budget expense: transfers and capital outlays are not counted here. This same indicator serves as the weight when aggregating military spending as a share of government spending.
The share of GDP taken by government final consumption spending.
Economy 1960–2025 Household consumptionHow much money the residents of a country spend in a year on goods and services for themselves.
Defense 1988–2024 Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Economy 1960–2025 GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Economy 1960–2025 GDP per capitaGDP divided by the population, in current US dollars.
Economy 1961–2025 GDP growthThe annual growth rate of GDP in constant prices — with inflation stripped out.