GLOBAL / RANKING
Countries by Government Expense
Global country ranking by government expense for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.
Ranking chart and table
2023 / 87 countriesTop 10 countriesData year: 2023
Unit: Percent of GDP (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
| Rank | Country | Region | Value (Percent of GDP (%)) | Data year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 83,68% | 2023 | open |
| 2 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 65,56% | 2023 | open |
| 3 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 47,30% | 2023 | open |
| 4 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 47,28% | 2023 | open |
| 5 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 47,26% | 2023 | open |
| 6 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 46,03% | 2023 | open |
| 7 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 44,91% | 2023 | open |
| 8 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 42,87% | 2023 | open |
| 9 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 42,23% | 2023 | open |
| 10 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 41,23% | 2023 | open |
| 11 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 40,49% | 2023 | open |
| 12 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 39,97% | 2023 | open |
| 13 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 39,10% | 2023 | open |
| 14 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 38,46% | 2023 | open |
| 15 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 38,13% | 2023 | open |
| 16 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 37,69% | 2023 | open |
| 17 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37,35% | 2023 | open |
| 18 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 37,16% | 2023 | open |
| 19 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 36,45% | 2023 | open |
| 20 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36,16% | 2023 | open |
| 21 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 35,76% | 2023 | open |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 35,30% | 2023 | open |
| 23 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 34,65% | 2023 | open |
| 24 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 34,52% | 2023 | open |
| 25 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 34,47% | 2023 | open |
| 26 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 34,20% | 2023 | open |
| 27 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 34,04% | 2023 | open |
| 28 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 33,86% | 2023 | open |
| 29 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33,67% | 2023 | open |
| 30 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 33,38% | 2023 | open |
| 31 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 33,34% | 2023 | open |
| 32 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 33,28% | 2023 | open |
| 33 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 33,03% | 2023 | open |
| 34 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 32,43% | 2023 | open |
| 35 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 32,05% | 2023 | open |
| 36 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 29,97% | 2023 | open |
| 37 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29,14% | 2023 | open |
| 38 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 28,57% | 2023 | open |
| 39 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 28,47% | 2023 | open |
| 40 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 28,32% | 2023 | open |
| 41 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 27,92% | 2023 | open |
| 42 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27,84% | 2023 | open |
| 43 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 27,76% | 2023 | open |
| 44 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 26,68% | 2023 | open |
| 45 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 26,61% | 2023 | open |
| 46 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26,61% | 2023 | open |
| 47 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25,89% | 2023 | open |
| 48 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 25,44% | 2023 | open |
| 49 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 25,24% | 2023 | open |
| 50 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 24,56% | 2023 | open |
| 51 | United States | North America | 24,43% | 2023 | open |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24,22% | 2023 | open |
| 53 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23,89% | 2023 | open |
| 54 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 23,71% | 2023 | open |
| 55 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23,56% | 2023 | open |
| 56 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 22,46% | 2023 | open |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 22,34% | 2023 | open |
| 58 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 21,01% | 2023 | open |
| 59 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 20,95% | 2023 | open |
| 60 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 20,72% | 2023 | open |
| 61 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 20,35% | 2023 | open |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 20,32% | 2023 | open |
| 63 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 19,59% | 2023 | open |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19,57% | 2023 | open |
| 65 | Canada | North America | 19,06% | 2023 | open |
| 66 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 18,95% | 2023 | open |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 18,07% | 2023 | open |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 18,04% | 2023 | open |
| 69 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17,97% | 2023 | open |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17,88% | 2023 | open |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 17,45% | 2023 | open |
| 72 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 17,11% | 2023 | open |
| 73 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17,03% | 2023 | open |
| 74 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 17,01% | 2023 | open |
| 75 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 16,88% | 2023 | open |
| 76 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16,58% | 2023 | open |
| 77 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 16,28% | 2023 | open |
| 78 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 16,11% | 2023 | open |
| 79 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16,03% | 2023 | open |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15,54% | 2023 | open |
| 81 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 13,51% | 2023 | open |
| 82 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 12,95% | 2023 | open |
| 83 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11,04% | 2023 | open |
| 84 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 11,02% | 2023 | open |
| 85 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,35% | 2023 | open |
| 86 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,12% | 2023 | open |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3,77% | 2023 | open |