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Housing and community amenities

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
1.8% of government expenditure
Median: 1.4% of government expenditure
Countries Covered
37
with available data
Highest
Italy
8.1% of government expenditure
Lowest
Israel
-0.4% of government expenditure
Top 5 Countries
1Italy8.1% of government expenditure
2Romania3.6% of government expenditure
3Croatia3.5% of government expenditure
4Chile3.3% of government expenditure
5Hungary3.3% of government expenditure
By Region
South America2.3% of government expenditure(2 countries)
Other2.1% of government expenditure(1 countries)
Europe1.8% of government expenditure(29 countries)
Oceania1.5% of government expenditure(1 countries)
Asia1.4% of government expenditure(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-0.4% of government expenditure)High (8.1% of government expenditure)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.8% of government expenditure)

South America (2)
Other (1)
Europe (29)
Oceania (1)
Asia (3)
North America (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
1Italy8.1% of government expenditure
2Romania3.6% of government expenditure
3Croatia3.5% of government expenditure
4Chile3.3% of government expenditure
5Hungary3.3% of government expenditure
6South Korea3.3% of government expenditure
7Bulgaria2.6% of government expenditure
8Ireland2.5% of government expenditure
9France2.2% of government expenditure
10Latvia2.1% of government expenditure
11Costa Rica2.1% of government expenditure
12United Kingdom2.0% of government expenditure
13Czech Republic1.9% of government expenditure
14Lithuania1.8% of government expenditure
15Norway1.8% of government expenditure
16Sweden1.6% of government expenditure
17Australia1.5% of government expenditure
18Poland1.5% of government expenditure
19Japan1.4% of government expenditure
20Colombia1.4% of government expenditure
21Iceland1.4% of government expenditure
22Netherlands1.4% of government expenditure
23Portugal1.3% of government expenditure
24Luxembourg1.2% of government expenditure
25United States of America1.2% of government expenditure
26Spain1.1% of government expenditure
27Slovakia1.1% of government expenditure
28Estonia1.1% of government expenditure
29Slovenia1.1% of government expenditure
30Germany0.9% of government expenditure
31Finland0.8% of government expenditure
32Greece0.8% of government expenditure
33Denmark0.7% of government expenditure
34Austria0.7% of government expenditure
35Belgium0.7% of government expenditure
36Switzerland0.6% of government expenditure
37Israel-0.4% 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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