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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 Data37 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
11.8% of government expenditure
Median: 11.8% of government expenditure
Countries Covered
37
with available data
Highest
Hungary
18.6% of government expenditure
Lowest
Denmark
6.5% of government expenditure
Top 5 Countries
1Hungary18.6% of government expenditure
2Romania16.9% of government expenditure
3Croatia16.7% of government expenditure
4Poland16.0% of government expenditure
5Slovakia15.4% of government expenditure
By Region
Oceania13.1% of government expenditure(1 countries)
Europe12.3% of government expenditure(29 countries)
Asia10.9% of government expenditure(3 countries)
South America9.3% of government expenditure(2 countries)
North America8.3% of government expenditure(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.5% of government expenditure)High (18.6% of government expenditure)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.8% of government expenditure)

Oceania (1)
Europe (29)
Asia (3)
South America (2)
North America (1)
Other (1)

Percentile Profile

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

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

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
1Hungary18.6% of government expenditure
2Romania16.9% of government expenditure
3Croatia16.7% of government expenditure
4Poland16.0% of government expenditure
5Slovakia15.4% of government expenditure
6Bulgaria14.8% of government expenditure
7Latvia14.7% of government expenditure
8Czech Republic14.7% of government expenditure
9Slovenia13.6% of government expenditure
10South Korea13.4% of government expenditure
11Australia13.1% of government expenditure
12Austria12.8% of government expenditure
13Belgium12.7% of government expenditure
14Luxembourg12.6% of government expenditure
15Japan12.1% of government expenditure
16Germany12.0% of government expenditure
17Greece11.9% of government expenditure
18Netherlands11.8% of government expenditure
19Switzerland11.8% of government expenditure
20Estonia11.4% of government expenditure
21Norway11.3% of government expenditure
22France11.1% of government expenditure
23Spain11.0% of government expenditure
24Italy10.8% of government expenditure
25Iceland10.8% of government expenditure
26United Kingdom10.5% of government expenditure
27Portugal10.3% of government expenditure
28Sweden10.2% of government expenditure
29Chile10.0% of government expenditure
30Ireland9.0% of government expenditure
31Lithuania8.8% of government expenditure
32Colombia8.6% of government expenditure
33United States of America8.3% of government expenditure
34Finland8.2% of government expenditure
35Costa Rica7.8% of government expenditure
36Israel7.3% of government expenditure
37Denmark6.5% of government expenditure
Showing 37 of 37 countries

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Data Source

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

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