Government Spending (% of GDP)

Global Ranking

percent of GDPSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Kiribati	74.07	2018	1	67.18
2 ↑	Micronesia	58.31	1983	176
3 ↓	Libya	56.85	2020	2	39.83
4 ↓	Lesotho	38.73	2018	3	39.69
5 ↑	Botswana	31.36	2019	7	28.97
6 ↑	Burundi	31.34	2020	10	27.24
7 ↑	Faroe Islands	29.79	2020	9	27.47
8 ↑	Saudi Arabia	28.86	2020	23	23.93
9 ↑	Aruba	28.37	2020	33	21.91
10 ↑	Oman	27.76	2020	25	23.11
11 ↓	Iceland	27.43	2021	8	27.71
12 ↑	Dominica	27.39	2018	63	19.08
13 ↓	Seychelles	27.2	2021	5	30.33
14 ↓	Guyana	26.91	2005	11	27.18
15 ↓	Eritrea	26.62	2011	4	31.81
16 ↓	Sweden	26.23	2021	15	25.75
17 ↓	Netherlands	26.22	2021	14	25.95
18 ↓	Namibia	25.97	2021	12	27.07
19 ↑	Sudan	25.27	2019	27	23.03
20 ↑	Kuwait	25.22	2019	26	23.05
21 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	25.18	2021	6	29.41
22 ↓	Brunei	25.04	2019	21	24.14
23 ↓	Denmark	24.38	2021	18	24.66
24 ↑	France	24.3	2021	28	22.98
25 ↓	Finland	24.08	2021	20	24.29
26 ↓	Belgium	23.71	2021	17	24.7
27 ↑	Qatar	23.59	2020	67	18.52
28 ↓	New Caledonia	23.51	2017	19	24.47
29 ↓	Norway	23.31	2021	13	26.55
30 ↑	Swaziland	22.82	2020	35	21.83
31 ↑	Maldives	22.64	2020	101	15.53
32 ↓	Germany	22.44	2021	31	22.41
33 ↓	Croatia	22.43	2021	22	23.95
34 ↓	Israel	22.21	2021	24	23.73
35 ↑	Iraq	22.09	2020	58	19.32
36 ↑	United Kingdom	22.07	2021	56	19.4
36 ↓	Macao	22.07	2021	16	25.58
38 ↑	San Marino	21.62	2020	54	19.52
39 ↓	Canada	21.61	2021	30	22.65
40 ↓	Slovakia	21.54	2021	37	21.46
41 ↓	Austria	21.47	2021	39	21.2
42 ↓	Czech Republic	21.45	2021	36	21.63
43 ↑	Australia	21.43	2021	55	19.47
44 ↓	Spain	21.42	2021	34	21.86
45 ↑	Greece	21.3	2021	48	20.03
46 ↑	Japan	21.03	2020	51	19.93
47 ↓	Mozambique	20.94	2020	29	22.76
48 ↑	Bhutan	20.91	2020	72	18.26
49 ↑	New Zealand	20.63	2020	64	18.9
50 ↓	Malta	20.58	2021	40	21.1
51 ↑	Vanuatu	20.57	2019	84	16.92
52 ↓	Hungary	20.47	2021	41	20.99
53 ↑	Tonga	20.31	2019	60	19.21
54 ↓	Estonia	20.3	2021	38	21.25
55 ↓	Fiji	20.21	2021	47	20.14
56 ↓	Slovenia	20.18	2021	46	20.56
57 ↑	Montenegro	20.17	2021	75	17.8
58 ↓	Morocco	20.11	2021	42	20.88
59 ↑	Cyprus	20.07	2021	114	14.58
60 ↓	Latvia	20.06	2021	45	20.66
61 ↓	Italy	19.8	2021	44	20.76
62 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	19.7	2021	74	17.84
63 ↓	El Salvador	19.65	2021	57	19.38
64 ↓	Djibouti	19.61	2020	52	19.81
65 ↓	Tunisia	19.53	2021	32	22.02
66 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19.5	2021	43	20.81
67 ↑	Bulgaria	19.49	2020	85	16.7
68 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	19.34	2020	110	15.09
68 ↑	Bolivia	19.34	2021	73	18.14
70 ↓	South Africa	19.33	2021	53	19.61
71 ↓	Brazil	19.1	2021	50	19.98
72 ↓	Portugal	18.99	2021	62	19.15
73 ↓	Jordan	18.51	2021	69	18.43
74 ↑	Burkina Faso	18.42	2018	77	17.74
75 ↓	Poland	18.38	2021	61	19.2
76 ↓	Lithuania	18.31	2021	67	18.52
77 ↑	South Korea	18.21	2021	81	17.08
78 ↓	Ukraine	18.05	2021	66	18.78
78 ↑	Madagascar	18.05	2021	104	15.47
80 ↓	Mauritius	17.85	2021	70	18.42
80	Algeria	17.85	2021	80	17.2
82 ↑	Thailand	17.84	2020	93	16.17
83 ↓	Russia	17.68	2021	48	20.03
84 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	17.62	2021	59	19.29
85 ↓	Cape Verde	17.61	2019	75	17.8
86 ↓	Romania	17.44	2021	65	18.81
87 ↑	Jamaica	17.28	2021	121	13.58
88 ↓	China	17.13	2020	87	16.54
89	Bahrain	17.1	2020	89	16.29
90 ↓	Rwanda	16.96	2021	88	16.37
91 ↑	Panama	16.89	2020	136	11.91
92 ↓	Luxembourg	16.87	2021	71	18.33
93 ↓	Serbia	16.79	2021	79	17.49
94 ↑	Bahamas	16.72	2020	118	13.75
95 ↓	Uzbekistan	16.7	2021	92	16.18
96 ↑	Colombia	16.64	2021	97	15.77
96 ↓	Moldova	16.64	2021	82	16.98
98 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	16.51	2020	129	12.62
99 ↓	Armenia	16.38	2021	94	16.04
100 ↓	Macedonia	16.28	2021	86	16.64
101 ↓	Costa Rica	16.25	2021	91	16.2
102 ↓	Mali	15.81	2020	98	15.74
102 ↑	Mongolia	15.81	2020	127	12.69
104 ↓	Lebanon	15.67	2020	99	15.63
105 ↓	Niger	15.6	2020	100	15.62
106 ↑	Philippines	15.56	2021	107	15.26
107	Papua New Guinea	15.31	2004	107	15.26
108 ↑	Ecuador	15.28	2021	115	14.41
109 ↓	Turkey	15.18	2020	103	15.48
110 ↑	United States	14.73	2020	117	13.91
111 ↓	Zambia	14.71	2020	78	17.68
112 ↓	Syria	14.69	2019	96	15.95
113 ↑	Honduras	14.62	2021	122	13.49
114 ↑	Venezuela	14.6	2014	131	12.19
115 ↓	Senegal	14.59	2021	112	14.7
116 ↓	Argentina	14.55	2021	101	15.53
117 ↓	Iran	14.46	2020	106	15.32
118 ↓	Chile	14.36	2021	94	16.04
119 ↓	Nicaragua	14.23	2021	111	14.98
120 ↑	United Arab Emirates	14.07	2020	130	12.28
121 ↑	Peru	14	2021	123	13.24
122 ↑	Georgia	13.97	2021	125	13.11
122 ↓	Laos	13.97	2016	109	15.11
124 ↓	Guinea	13.91	2021	116	14.29
125 ↓	Uruguay	13.84	2015	120	13.7
126 ↓	Togo	13.81	2020	119	13.71
127 ↓	Belarus	13.68	2021	83	16.96
128 ↓	Azerbaijan	13.43	2021	90	16.22
129 ↓	Suriname	13.32	2010	124	13.18
130 ↓	Republic of the Congo	13.27	2019	113	14.59
131 ↓	Belize	13.15	2021	104	15.47
132 ↑	Mauritania	12.8	2020	140	11.65
133 ↑	Malaysia	12.79	2021	134	11.97
134 ↑	Kazakhstan	12.74	2020	159	9.13
135 ↑	Dominican Republic	12.63	2020	144	11.07
136 ↑	Mexico	12.56	2020	142	11.39
137 ↑	Hong Kong	12.54	2021	148	10.88
138 ↑	Barbados	12.52	2020	147	10.95
139 ↓	Cameroon	12.34	2020	133	12.1
140 ↓	Kenya	12.12	2021	132	12.17
141 ↓	Bermuda	11.98	2021	126	13.04
142 ↓	Ireland	11.96	2021	128	12.65
143 ↓	Albania	11.76	2021	137	11.87
144 ↓	Switzerland	11.65	2021	137	11.87
145	Gabon	11.63	2021	145	10.99
146 ↓	Tajikistan	11.57	2020	143	11.15
147 ↑	Benin	11.4	2020	151	10.41
148 ↓	India	11.36	2021	146	10.96
149 ↓	Guatemala	11.23	2021	141	11.54
150 ↓	Paraguay	11.11	2017	139	11.8
151 ↓	Pakistan	10.82	2021	149	10.75
152	Ivory Coast	10.65	2020	152	10.11
153 ↑	Somalia	10.51	2021	158	9.14
154 ↓	Singapore	10.28	2019	153	9.97
155 ↓	Comoros	10.24	2021	150	10.57
156 ↓	Uganda	9.95	2021	155	9.51
157 ↑	Central African Republic	9.68	2020	167	8.04
158 ↓	Sri Lanka	9.58	2021	156	9.42
159 ↓	Indonesia	9.14	2021	154	9.55
160 ↓	Ethiopia	8.84	2021	159	9.13
161 ↑	Tanzania	8.52	2021	166	8.15
162	Gambia	8.46	2021	162	8.9
163 ↓	Nepal	8.4	2021	161	9.07
164 ↓	Sierra Leone	8.09	2020	157	9.24
165 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	7.98	2021	169	7.58
166 ↓	Egypt	7.94	2021	164	8.35
167 ↑	Ghana	7.83	2020	172	7.04
168 ↑	Turkmenistan	7.8	2017	170	7.38
169 ↓	Puerto Rico	7.63	2020	168	8.01
170 ↑	Haiti	7.45	2021	171	7.31
171 ↓	Angola	7.38	2021	165	8.2
172 ↓	Zimbabwe	6.64	2019	135	11.92
173	Bangladesh	5.88	2021	173	6.24
174	Cambodia	5.39	2020	174	5.12
175 ↓	Nigeria	5.11	2021	163	8.71
176 ↓	Chad	4.68	2021	175	4.74

Definition of Government Spending (% of GDP)

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.