Government Spending

Global Ranking

billion USDSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	United States	3077.99	2020	1	2973.92
2	China	2460.73	2020	2	2394.82
3	Japan	1066.45	2020	3	1020.72
4	Germany	861.87	2020	4	789.45
5	France	659.41	2020	5	586.89
6	United Kingdom	616.74	2020	6	541.21
7 ↑	Italy	394.48	2020	8	374.59
8 ↓	Brazil	377.02	2019	7	381.38
9	Canada	362.92	2019	9	356.82
10	India	332.42	2020	10	322.3
11	Russia	307.17	2020	11	309.98
12	South Korea	282.03	2019	12	276.87
13 ↑	Spain	280.13	2020	14	262.32
14 ↓	Australia	277.01	2020	13	272.94
15	Netherlands	237.16	2020	15	224.04
16	Saudi Arabia	199.76	2020	16	193.63
17 ↑	Sweden	144.75	2020	18	144.75
18 ↓	Mexico	137.93	2020	17	144.78
19	Belgium	129.2	2020	19	122.98
20 ↑	Poland	114.54	2020	21	107.61
21 ↓	Turkey	109.27	2020	20	117.84
22 ↑	Indonesia	98.59	2019	23	94.03
23 ↑	Israel	96.6	2020	24	89.5
24 ↓	Norway	96.15	2020	22	98.6
25	Austria	91.85	2020	25	87.99
26 ↑	Switzerland	89.3	2020	27	81.74
27 ↓	Denmark	87.81	2020	26	86.62
28 ↑	Thailand	81.94	2018	29	69.71
29 ↑	Venezuela	70.44	2014	36	45.96
30 ↓	South Africa	69.27	2020	28	78.42
31	Finland	65.99	2020	31	62.28
32 ↓	Argentina	60.46	2020	30	68.74
33 ↑	Philippines	55.23	2020	35	46.98
34 ↑	Ireland	53.86	2020	37	45.84
35 ↓	Czech Republic	53.06	2020	34	49.42
36 ↓	United Arab Emirates	51.23	2019	33	49.9
37 ↓	Colombia	48.09	2020	32	51.54
38	Romania	46.9	2020	38	44.17
39 ↑	Iraq	45.13	2019	51	30.53
40 ↑	Hong Kong	44.06	2020	49	31.95
41	Portugal	43.76	2020	41	40.79
42	Malaysia	42.95	2018	42	38.91
43 ↓	Greece	41.1	2019	39	41.93
44 ↓	Chile	40.13	2020	40	40.87
45 ↓	New Zealand	39.91	2019	43	38.44
46 ↑	Nigeria	37.64	2020	55	24.97
47 ↓	Singapore	37.6	2018	45	34.94
48 ↑	Kuwait	34.35	2019	50	31.86
49 ↓	Pakistan	33.61	2020	46	32.66
50 ↓	Hungary	32.9	2020	48	32.44
51 ↓	Qatar	31.71	2020	47	32.56
52 ↑	Peru	30.25	2019	53	29.11
53 ↓	Iran	29.98	2019	44	36.05
54	Ukraine	29.96	2020	54	28.9
55 ↓	Algeria	29	2019	52	30.09
56	Egypt	28.94	2020	56	23.22
57	Morocco	23.95	2020	57	22.45
58	Slovakia	22.57	2020	58	20.58
59 ↑	Kazakhstan	21.8	2020	62	16.59
60 ↓	Oman	20.53	2020	59	20.35
61 ↓	Bangladesh	20.26	2020	60	18.97
62 ↓	Vietnam	18.2	2020	61	16.92
63	Ecuador	14.49	2020	63	15.83
64	Croatia	13.7	2020	64	12.82
65 ↑	Bulgaria	13.62	2020	67	11.51
66 ↓	Luxembourg	13.45	2020	65	12.05
67 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	12.35	2018	66	11.71
68 ↑	Kenya	11.39	2018	69	10.12
69 ↑	Slovenia	11.02	2020	70	9.94
70 ↑	Costa Rica	10.97	2020	71	9.9
71 ↑	Lithuania	10.47	2020	73	9.25
72 ↓	Belarus	10.19	2020	68	10.85
73 ↓	Uzbekistan	10.13	2020	72	9.76
74 ↑	Dominican Republic	9.84	2019	87	7.03
75	Ethiopia	9.82	2020	75	8.82
76	Serbia	9.33	2020	76	8.56
77 ↑	Panama	9.11	2020	84	7.5
78 ↑	Guatemala	8.11	2018	82	7.58
79 ↑	Jordan	8.06	2020	82	7.58
80 ↓	Tunisia	8.02	2017	78	8.26
81 ↓	Sri Lanka	7.93	2019	79	8.07
82 ↓	Puerto Rico	7.87	2020	80	8.05
83 ↓	Uruguay	7.84	2014	81	7.78
84 ↑	Bolivia	7.23	2020	86	7.06
85	Sudan	7.13	2018	85	7.42
86 ↑	Latvia	6.82	2020	88	6.62
87 ↑	Azerbaijan	6.79	2020	93	5.36
88 ↑	Macao	6.55	2020	96	5.21
89 ↑	Ivory Coast	6.53	2020	92	5.92
90	Estonia	6.51	2020	90	6.07
91 ↓	Bahrain	6.06	2019	89	6.16
92 ↓	Iceland	6.05	2020	90	6.07
93 ↓	Angola	5.93	2020	74	8.95
94	Libya	5.89	2006	94	5.35
95	Botswana	5.32	2020	95	5.24
96 ↑	Tanzania	5.09	2020	98	4.75
97	Cameroon	5.04	2020	97	4.8
98 ↑	Cyprus	4.92	2020	102	4.16
99 ↑	Ghana	4.81	2019	100	4.43
100 ↑	El Salvador	4.78	2020	101	4.37
101 ↓	Paraguay	4.47	2020	99	4.53
102 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.93	2019	104	3.99
103 ↑	Senegal	3.75	2020	109	3.21
104 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.69	2020	105	3.59
105 ↑	Uganda	3.58	2020	110	3.1
106 ↑	Honduras	3.54	2020	107	3.22
107 ↑	Syria	3.35	2019	116	2.67
108 ↓	Mozambique	3.31	2019	106	3.24
109 ↑	Burkina Faso	3.28	2019	112	2.93
109 ↑	Brunei	3.28	2018	111	2.99
111 ↑	Malta	3.18	2020	118	2.63
112 ↑	Nepal	3.03	2020	114	2.77
113 ↑	Turkmenistan	2.96	2017	116	2.67
114 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	2.92	2020	113	2.86
115 ↓	Namibia	2.82	2020	107	3.22
116 ↓	Mali	2.76	2020	115	2.72
117 ↓	Lebanon	2.74	2020	77	8.43
118 ↓	Zambia	2.66	2020	103	4.12
119	Georgia	2.33	2020	119	2.29
120	Laos	2.22	2016	120	2.18
121 ↑	New Caledonia	2.16	2017	124	2.13
122 ↑	Niger	2.14	2020	128	1.95
123 ↑	Madagascar	2.13	2019	129	1.87
124 ↑	Guinea	2.03	2020	125	2.07
124 ↑	Armenia	2.03	2020	135	1.71
126 ↑	Nicaragua	2.01	2020	127	1.97
126 ↓	Mauritius	2.01	2020	122	2.15
128 ↑	Moldova	1.99	2020	130	1.82
129 ↓	Jamaica	1.88	2020	122	2.15
130 ↑	Gabon	1.86	2019	132	1.78
131 ↑	Albania	1.8	2020	134	1.75
132 ↑	Benin	1.78	2020	137	1.48
133 ↓	Macedonia	1.76	2019	131	1.81
134 ↓	Republic of the Congo	1.69	2019	126	2
135 ↑	Rwanda	1.67	2020	139	1.42
136 ↓	Mongolia	1.6	2017	132	1.78
137 ↓	Bahamas	1.58	2018	136	1.58
138 ↓	Zimbabwe	1.4	2020	121	2.16
139 ↑	Cambodia	1.39	2020	140	1.3
140 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	1.36	2020	138	1.45
141 ↑	Haiti	1.06	2020	142	1.08
142 ↑	Mauritania	1.01	2020	148	0.92
143 ↑	Montenegro	0.99	2019	144	1.02
143	Togo	0.99	2019	143	1.06
145 ↑	Tajikistan	0.93	2020	147	0.93
146 ↓	Fiji	0.92	2020	141	1.14
146 ↓	Lesotho	0.92	2019	145	0.97
148 ↓	Swaziland	0.91	2020	145	0.97
149	Bermuda	0.9	2020	149	0.9
150 ↑	Burundi	0.89	2020	152	0.73
151 ↓	Maldives	0.85	2020	150	0.87
152 ↓	Faroe Islands	0.81	2017	151	0.77
153	Aruba	0.75	2018	153	0.71
154 ↑	Somalia	0.66	2020	156	0.59
155 ↓	Barbados	0.61	2017	154	0.65
155	Djibouti	0.61	2020	155	0.62
157	Papua New Guinea	0.6	2004	157	0.54
158	Suriname	0.58	2010	158	0.51
159 ↓	Eritrea	0.55	2011	158	0.51
160 ↑	Chad	0.51	2020	161	0.41
161 ↓	Bhutan	0.48	2020	160	0.46
162 ↑	Cape Verde	0.35	2020	164	0.35
163 ↓	Sierra Leone	0.33	2020	162	0.38
163 ↑	Belize	0.33	2020	165	0.34
165 ↑	San Marino	0.32	2019	166	0.32
166 ↓	Seychelles	0.29	2020	163	0.36
167 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	0.26	2020	168	0.25
168 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	0.24	2020	169	0.21
169	Guyana	0.22	2005	169	0.21
170 ↓	Central African Republic	0.18	2020	167	0.26
171 ↑	Gambia	0.16	2020	175	0.11
172 ↓	Kiribati	0.15	2018	171	0.13
172 ↑	Vanuatu	0.15	2017	173	0.12
172 ↓	Dominica	0.15	2018	171	0.13
175 ↓	Comoros	0.12	2020	173	0.12
175 ↑	Tonga	0.12	2020	176	0.1
177	Micronesia	0.06	1983	177

Definition of Government Spending

General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.