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Countries by Government Spending

Global country ranking by government spending for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.

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2025 / 132 countries
INDICATOR: Government Spending UNIT: Percent of GDP (%) DATA YEAR: 2025 RANKING: DESC SOURCE: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
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Top 10 countriesData year: 2025
Unit: Percent of GDP (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
19862025 10 countries2025
0,00 5,00 10,00 15,00 20,00 25,00 30,00 35,00 40,00 45,00 1. Ukraine 38,94% 2. Lesotho 36,43% 3. Equatorial Guinea 32,41% 4. Libya 32,27% 5. Botswana 31,48% 6. Sweden 26,43% 7. Finland 26,07% 8. Iceland 26,06% 9. Netherlands 25,87% 10. Seychelles 25,07% Percent of GDP (%)
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.
RankCountryRegionValue (Percent of GDP (%))Data year
1UkraineEurope & Central Asia38,94%2025open
2LesothoSub-Saharan Africa36,43%2025open
3Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa32,41%2025open
4LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan32,27%2025open
5BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa31,48%2025open
6SwedenEurope & Central Asia26,43%2025open
7FinlandEurope & Central Asia26,07%2025open
8IcelandEurope & Central Asia26,06%2025open
9NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia25,87%2025open
10SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa25,07%2025open
11IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan24,97%2025open
12FranceEurope & Central Asia24,36%2025open
13CroatiaEurope & Central Asia24,28%2025open
14BelgiumEurope & Central Asia23,95%2025open
15Brunei DarussalamEast Asia & Pacific23,81%2025open
16DenmarkEurope & Central Asia23,22%2025open
17AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific23,15%2025open
18LatviaEurope & Central Asia22,90%2025open
19Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa22,86%2025open
20NorwayEurope & Central Asia22,57%2025open
21GermanyEurope & Central Asia22,51%2025open
22NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa22,28%2025open
23AustriaEurope & Central Asia21,91%2025open
24CanadaNorth America21,91%2025open
25EstoniaEurope & Central Asia21,46%2025open
26Slovak RepublicEurope & Central Asia21,41%2025open
27PolandEurope & Central Asia21,31%2025open
28SloveniaEurope & Central Asia21,23%2025open
29United KingdomEurope & Central Asia21,23%2025open
30BulgariaEurope & Central Asia20,82%2025open
31HungaryEurope & Central Asia20,82%2025open
32BurundiSub-Saharan Africa20,64%2025open
33Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan20,61%2025open
34Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia20,31%2025open
35CzechiaEurope & Central Asia20,02%2025open
36TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan19,91%2025open
37LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia19,85%2025open
38LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia19,33%2025open
39SpainEurope & Central Asia19,20%2025open
40MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa19,20%2025open
41BrazilLatin America & Caribbean19,13%2025open
42Russian FederationEurope & Central Asia19,10%2025open
43BelarusEurope & Central Asia18,90%2025open
44South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa18,89%2025open
45SamoaEast Asia & Pacific18,58%2025open
46CyprusEurope & Central Asia18,49%2025open
47SerbiaEurope & Central Asia18,47%2025open
48MoldovaEurope & Central Asia18,46%2025open
49AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan18,28%2025open
50ItalyEurope & Central Asia18,25%2025open
51MalawiSub-Saharan Africa18,24%2025open
52GreeceEurope & Central Asia18,24%2025open
53MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan18,02%2025open
54SudanSub-Saharan Africa17,90%2025open
55Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa17,81%2025open
56Korea, Rep.East Asia & Pacific17,65%2025open
57UruguayLatin America & Caribbean17,60%2025open
58MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan17,53%2025open
59MontenegroEurope & Central Asia17,41%2025open
60RomaniaEurope & Central Asia17,30%2025open
61West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan17,05%2025open
62PortugalEurope & Central Asia17,05%2025open
63GuineaSub-Saharan Africa16,72%2025open
64ThailandEast Asia & Pacific16,65%2025open
65El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean16,41%2025open
66North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia16,39%2025open
67MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa16,03%2025open
68Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa15,94%2025open
69UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia15,91%2025open
70AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia15,53%2025open
71ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean15,49%2025open
72Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa15,48%2025open
73SenegalSub-Saharan Africa15,39%2025open
74HondurasLatin America & Caribbean15,22%2025open
75PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific15,14%2025open
76RwandaSub-Saharan Africa15,06%2025open
77ChileLatin America & Caribbean15,06%2025open
78DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan15,03%2025open
79ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean14,93%2025open
80Congo, Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa14,88%2025open
81MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific14,62%2025open
82MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa14,61%2025open
83MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa14,19%2025open
84Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean14,01%2025open
85TurkiyeEurope & Central Asia13,86%2025open
86GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia13,85%2025open
87KosovoEurope & Central Asia13,43%2025open
88Iran, Islamic Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan13,29%2025open
89PeruLatin America & Caribbean13,07%2025open
90MaliSub-Saharan Africa13,06%2025open
91AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia12,85%2025open
92EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean12,82%2025open
93Hong Kong SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific12,57%2025open
94MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific12,37%2025open
95NigerSub-Saharan Africa12,23%2025open
96Kyrgyz RepublicEurope & Central Asia12,21%2025open
97Macao SAR, ChinaEast Asia & Pacific12,20%2025open
98SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia12,04%2025open
99MexicoLatin America & Caribbean11,79%2025open
100UgandaSub-Saharan Africa11,67%2025open
101Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean11,67%2025open
102GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean11,46%2025open
103NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean11,36%2025open
104IrelandEurope & Central Asia11,24%2025open
105KenyaSub-Saharan Africa11,21%2025open
106GabonSub-Saharan Africa11,16%2025open
107CameroonSub-Saharan Africa11,15%2025open
108ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean10,86%2025open
109IndiaSouth Asia10,77%2025open
110Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa10,31%2025open
111Sao Tome and PrincipeSub-Saharan Africa10,30%2025open
112SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific10,25%2025open
113Gambia, TheSub-Saharan Africa10,22%2025open
114ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia10,19%2025open
115ChadSub-Saharan Africa9,90%2025open
116TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa9,78%2025open
117Viet NamEast Asia & Pacific9,38%2025open
118PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan9,32%2025open
119ComorosSub-Saharan Africa9,01%2025open
120BeninSub-Saharan Africa8,87%2025open
121Cote d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa8,71%2025open
122NepalSouth Asia8,38%2025open
123Somalia, Fed. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa8,11%2025open
124Puerto Rico (US)Latin America & Caribbean7,70%2025open
125IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific7,53%2025open
126Sri LankaSouth Asia6,74%2025open
127Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa5,95%2025open
128EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa5,84%2025open
129BangladeshSouth Asia5,80%2025open
130CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific5,65%2025open
131HaitiLatin America & Caribbean5,53%2025open
132Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan5,45%2025open