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Government procurement spending (% of government expenditure)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data42 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
30.3% of government expenditure
Median: 29.5% of government expenditure
Countries Covered
42
with available data
Highest
Australia
47.7% of government expenditure
Lowest
Costa Rica
14.2% of government expenditure
Top 5 Countries
1Australia47.7% of government expenditure
2Netherlands46.1% of government expenditure
3Japan43.0% of government expenditure
4South Korea39.6% of government expenditure
5New Zealand38.9% of government expenditure
By Region
Oceania43.3% of government expenditure(2 countries)
Asia37.6% of government expenditure(4 countries)
Europe30.1% of government expenditure(29 countries)
North America24.9% of government expenditure(3 countries)
South America22.8% of government expenditure(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (14.2% of government expenditure)High (47.7% of government expenditure)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.3% of government expenditure)

Oceania (2)
Asia (4)
Europe (29)
North America (3)
South America (2)
Other (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

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About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Australia47.7% of government expenditure
2Netherlands46.1% of government expenditure
3Japan43.0% of government expenditure
4South Korea39.6% of government expenditure
5New Zealand38.9% of government expenditure
6Israel38.8% of government expenditure
7Germany37.4% of government expenditure
8Ireland36.1% of government expenditure
9Sweden34.4% of government expenditure
10Finland34.0% of government expenditure
11Estonia33.9% of government expenditure
12Iceland32.9% of government expenditure
13Czech Republic32.7% of government expenditure
14Latvia32.1% of government expenditure
15United Kingdom31.5% of government expenditure
16Croatia31.3% of government expenditure
17Slovenia31.3% of government expenditure
18Canada31.1% of government expenditure
19Norway30.2% of government expenditure
20Türkiye30.1% of government expenditure
21Hungary29.5% of government expenditure
22Romania29.5% of government expenditure
23Indonesia29.0% of government expenditure
24Belgium28.4% of government expenditure
25France28.3% of government expenditure
26Austria28.1% of government expenditure
27Switzerland27.9% of government expenditure
28Lithuania27.9% of government expenditure
29Poland27.9% of government expenditure
30Slovakia27.4% of government expenditure
31Denmark26.9% of government expenditure
32Luxembourg26.7% of government expenditure
33Bulgaria25.9% of government expenditure
34United States of America25.4% of government expenditure
35Brazil24.7% of government expenditure
36Greece24.2% of government expenditure
37Spain24.2% of government expenditure
38Portugal23.3% of government expenditure
39Italy23.2% of government expenditure
40Colombia20.8% of government expenditure
41Mexico18.2% of government expenditure
42Costa Rica14.2% of government expenditure
Showing 42 of 42 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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