economic2023

Government consumption as a share of GDP

Name: Government consumption as a share of GDP
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, government, consumption, share, gdp

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•184 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

20.6% of GDP

Median: 19.6% of GDP

Countries Covered

184

with available data

Highest

Montserrat

99.4% of GDP

Lowest

Nepal

6.3% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Montserrat99.4% of GDP

2Yemen52.8% of GDP

3Equatorial Guinea44.4% of GDP

4Ukraine44.4% of GDP

5Seychelles43.6% of GDP

By Region

Oceania23.2% of GDP(2 countries)

Europe22.9% of GDP(32 countries)

Other21.6% of GDP(104 countries)

South America19.1% of GDP(7 countries)

Asia17.2% of GDP(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.3% of GDP)High (99.4% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.6% of GDP)

Oceania (2)

Europe (32)

Other (104)

South America (7)

Asia (26)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

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 2023; 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 ↕
1	Montserrat	99.4% of GDP
2	Yemen	52.8% of GDP
3	Equatorial Guinea	44.4% of GDP
4	Ukraine	44.4% of GDP
5	Seychelles	43.6% of GDP
6	South Sudan	40.2% of GDP
7	Saint Kitts and Nevis	39.9% of GDP
8	Turkmenistan	38.4% of GDP
9	Anguilla	38.3% of GDP
10	Myanmar	36.7% of GDP
11	Botswana	36.0% of GDP
12	Bhutan	34.4% of GDP
13	Moldova, Republic of	32.0% of GDP
14	Antigua and Barbuda	31.8% of GDP
15	Latvia	31.3% of GDP
16	Lesotho	31.2% of GDP
17	Cape Verde	30.7% of GDP
18	Croatia	30.1% of GDP
19	Hungary	29.9% of GDP
20	Brunei Darussalam	29.7% of GDP
21	Zimbabwe	29.6% of GDP
22	Islamic Republic of Iran	29.4% of GDP
23	Mongolia	29.0% of GDP
24	Barbados	28.0% of GDP
25	Sweden	28.0% of GDP
26	Burundi	27.9% of GDP
27	Bulgaria	27.6% of GDP
28	Montenegro	27.6% of GDP
29	Slovakia	27.1% of GDP
30	Malta	26.8% of GDP
31	Namibia	26.3% of GDP
32	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	26.1% of GDP
33	Uzbekistan	25.8% of GDP
34	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	25.8% of GDP
35	Israel	25.7% of GDP
36	Estonia	25.7% of GDP
37	Finland	25.7% of GDP
38	Czech Republic	25.6% of GDP
39	Eswatini	25.4% of GDP
40	Serbia	24.9% of GDP
41	New Zealand	24.9% of GDP
42	Aruba	24.9% of GDP
43	Iceland	24.8% of GDP
44	Mauritania	24.7% of GDP
45	Algeria	24.6% of GDP
46	The Republic of North Macedonia	24.5% of GDP
47	Central African Republic	24.3% of GDP
48	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24.2% of GDP
49	Sao Tome and Principe	24.2% of GDP
50	Bahamas	24.1% of GDP
51	Saudi Arabia	24.0% of GDP
52	Guinea	23.9% of GDP
53	Slovenia	23.7% of GDP
54	Argentina	23.7% of GDP
55	Dominica	23.7% of GDP
56	Japan	23.6% of GDP
57	Maldives	23.6% of GDP
58	Greece	23.5% of GDP
59	France	23.3% of GDP
60	Belarus	23.3% of GDP
61	Kyrgyzstan	23.3% of GDP
62	Lithuania	22.9% of GDP
63	Russian Federation	22.7% of GDP
64	Romania	22.7% of GDP
65	Poland	22.4% of GDP
66	Jamaica	22.0% of GDP
67	Colombia	21.6% of GDP
68	Australia	21.6% of GDP
69	Chile	21.3% of GDP
70	Cyprus	21.2% of GDP
71	Canada	21.2% of GDP
72	United Kingdom	21.1% of GDP
73	Djibouti	21.1% of GDP
74	Georgia	20.8% of GDP
75	Belgium	20.6% of GDP
76	Netherlands	20.5% of GDP
77	Tunisia	20.5% of GDP
78	Mauritius	20.5% of GDP
79	Albania	20.5% of GDP
80	Republic of the Congo	20.4% of GDP
81	El Salvador	20.4% of GDP
82	Iraq	20.3% of GDP
83	Denmark	20.3% of GDP
84	Morocco	20.3% of GDP
85	Tajikistan	20.2% of GDP
86	State of Palestine	20.2% of GDP
87	Nicaragua	20.2% of GDP
88	Armenia	20.2% of GDP
89	Costa Rica	20.1% of GDP
90	Burkina Faso	19.9% of GDP
91	Spain	19.7% of GDP
92	Germany	19.7% of GDP
93	Fiji	19.6% of GDP
94	Jordan	19.6% of GDP
95	Guinea-Bissau	19.4% of GDP
96	Gabon	19.4% of GDP
97	Portugal	19.3% of GDP
98	Austria	19.3% of GDP
99	Bahrain	19.0% of GDP
100	Guyana	18.9% of GDP
101	Haiti	18.9% of GDP
102	Curaçao	18.8% of GDP
103	Belize	18.7% of GDP
104	South Korea	18.6% of GDP
105	Azerbaijan	18.5% of GDP
106	Uruguay	18.5% of GDP
107	Suriname	18.5% of GDP
108	Venezuela	18.4% of GDP
109	Bermuda	18.3% of GDP
110	Macao	18.0% of GDP
111	Kazakhstan	17.8% of GDP
112	South Africa	17.8% of GDP
113	Mozambique	17.8% of GDP
114	Luxembourg	17.7% of GDP
115	Thailand	17.6% of GDP
116	Comoros	17.6% of GDP
117	Honduras	17.5% of GDP
118	Taiwan, Province of China	17.4% of GDP
119	Mali	17.4% of GDP
120	Norway	17.4% of GDP
121	Türkiye	17.3% of GDP
122	Zambia	17.2% of GDP
123	Peru	17.2% of GDP
124	Mexico	17.2% of GDP
125	Brazil	17.0% of GDP
126	Lao People's Democratic Republic	16.9% of GDP
127	Syrian Arab Republic	16.6% of GDP
128	Oman	16.1% of GDP
129	Kuwait	15.9% of GDP
130	Liberia	15.8% of GDP
131	Italy	15.8% of GDP
132	Qatar	15.7% of GDP
133	Democratic Republic of the Congo	15.6% of GDP
134	Senegal	15.3% of GDP
135	Angola	15.2% of GDP
136	Trinidad and Tobago	15.2% of GDP
137	Togo	15.2% of GDP
138	Sri Lanka	14.7% of GDP
139	Bolivia	14.6% of GDP
140	Grenada	14.4% of GDP
141	Panama	14.3% of GDP
142	Cameroon	14.3% of GDP
143	Lebanon	14.2% of GDP
144	Philippines	14.2% of GDP
145	Ecuador	14.2% of GDP
146	Rwanda	14.2% of GDP
147	Saint Lucia	14.1% of GDP
148	Madagascar	13.7% of GDP
149	People's Republic of China	13.4% of GDP
150	Niger	13.3% of GDP
151	Cote d'Ivoire	13.1% of GDP
152	Vietnam	12.8% of GDP
153	Benin	12.7% of GDP
154	Ghana	12.6% of GDP
155	Malaysia	12.5% of GDP
156	Dominican Republic	12.3% of GDP
157	Hong Kong	12.3% of GDP
158	Paraguay	12.0% of GDP
159	Republic of The Gambia	11.9% of GDP
160	Singapore	11.9% of GDP
161	United States of America	11.7% of GDP
162	Kenya	10.9% of GDP
163	Sudan	10.7% of GDP
164	Uganda	10.7% of GDP
165	Nigeria	10.6% of GDP
166	Ethiopia	10.2% of GDP
167	Indonesia	10.0% of GDP
168	United Arab Emirates	9.8% of GDP
169	Guatemala	9.3% of GDP
170	Chad	8.8% of GDP
171	Ireland	8.7% of GDP
172	Cambodia	8.5% of GDP
173	Cayman Islands	8.2% of GDP
174	Egypt	8.0% of GDP
175	Pakistan	8.0% of GDP
176	Somalia	7.9% of GDP
177	Switzerland	7.7% of GDP
178	Malawi	7.4% of GDP
179	India	7.4% of GDP
180	United Republic of Tanzania	7.3% of GDP
181	Sierra Leone	6.6% of GDP
182	Bangladesh	6.5% of GDP
183	Virgin Islands, British	6.5% of GDP
184	Nepal	6.3% of GDP

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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