economic2024

Expenditures on government outsourcing by economic transaction - Total

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 Data43 countries

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average
9.5% of GDP
Median: 9.3% of GDP
Countries Covered
43
with available data
Highest
Netherlands
17.2% of GDP
Lowest
Mexico
3.5% of GDP
Top 5 Countries
1Netherlands17.2% of GDP
2Germany15.4% of GDP
3Finland15.2% of GDP
4Australia14.9% of GDP
5Japan13.6% of GDP
By Region
Oceania13.6% of GDP(2 countries)
South America10.5% of GDP(2 countries)
Europe9.8% of GDP(29 countries)
Asia9.7% of GDP(4 countries)
Africa6.8% of GDP(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.5% of GDP)High (17.2% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.5% of GDP)

Oceania (2)
South America (2)
Europe (29)
Asia (4)
Africa (1)
North America (3)
Other (2)

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
1Netherlands17.2% of GDP
2Germany15.4% of GDP
3Finland15.2% of GDP
4Australia14.9% of GDP
5Japan13.6% of GDP
6Brazil13.4% of GDP
7Belgium12.3% of GDP
8New Zealand12.2% of GDP
9Israel12.1% of GDP
10Sweden11.9% of GDP
11France11.9% of GDP
12Austria11.6% of GDP
13Iceland11.5% of GDP
14United Kingdom11.3% of GDP
15Canada10.1% of GDP
16Croatia9.8% of GDP
17Hungary9.7% of GDP
18Denmark9.6% of GDP
19Slovakia9.5% of GDP
20Norway9.4% of GDP
21Slovenia9.4% of GDP
22Czech Republic9.3% of GDP
23South Korea9.3% of GDP
24Poland9.0% of GDP
25Estonia8.7% of GDP
26Latvia8.3% of GDP
27Spain8.3% of GDP
28Italy8.2% of GDP
29Greece8.1% of GDP
30Luxembourg7.9% of GDP
31Colombia7.6% of GDP
32Türkiye7.2% of GDP
33Portugal7.2% of GDP
34Bulgaria7.0% of GDP
35Romania7.0% of GDP
36Lithuania6.8% of GDP
37South Africa6.8% of GDP
38United States of America6.7% of GDP
39Switzerland6.2% of GDP
40Ireland5.5% of GDP
41Costa Rica3.9% of GDP
42Indonesia3.8% of GDP
43Mexico3.5% of GDP
Showing 43 of 43 countries

Topics

Data Source

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

View Original Source