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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget

Compare primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget across 71 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2024.

Source: United Nations SDG Global Database71 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
93.3%
Median: 97.2%
Countries Covered
71
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
125.6%
Lowest
Nigeria
37.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan125.6%
2Rwanda117.1%
3Mauritius113.9%
4South Sudan113.7%
5Zambia111.2%
By Region
Asia96.9%(11 countries)
Europe96.8%(4 countries)
Other93.1%(51 countries)
Africa84.7%(5 countries)
Key Findings
  • 71 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
  • Turkmenistan has the highest published value (125.632 %).
  • Nigeria has the lowest published value (37.746 %).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (37.7%)High (125.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 93.3%)

Asia (11)
Europe (4)
Other (51)
Africa (5)

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

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%).

Values use UN SDG series GF_XPD_GBPC, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2024 reference year, unit Percentage, and the fixed selection Reporting Type: Global. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.

Methodology

UN SDG series GF_XPD_GBPC; year 2024; unit PERCENT; dimensions {"Reporting Type": "G"}; attributes {"Nature": "C", "Units": "PERCENT"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 16.6.1.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Turkmenistan125.6%
2Rwanda117.1%
3Mauritius113.9%
4South Sudan113.7%
5Zambia111.2%
6Philippines108.8%
7Romania107.7%
8Maldives105.8%
9Azerbaijan104.8%
10Malaysia103.8%
11Jamaica103.3%
12Togo102.3%
13Seychelles102.1%
14Indonesia101.0%
15Singapore101.0%
16South Africa100.9%
17Cote d'Ivoire100.8%
18Kazakhstan100.5%
19Georgia100.4%
20Thailand100.2%
21Republic of The Gambia100.1%
22Tajikistan99.8%
23Moldova, Republic of99.5%
24Morocco99.5%
25Uzbekistan99.4%
26Ethiopia99.2%
27Liberia98.9%
28Burkina Faso98.9%
29India98.7%
30Belarus98.3%
31Papua New Guinea98.3%
32Benin98.3%
33Guinea-Bissau98.1%
34People's Republic of China98.1%
35Botswana97.7%
36Ukraine97.2%
37Türkiye97.2%
38United Republic of Tanzania96.7%
39The Republic of North Macedonia96.4%
40Poland96.3%
41Myanmar95.9%
42Lao People's Democratic Republic95.8%
43Mongolia94.2%
44Fiji94.2%
45Armenia93.9%
46Mozambique91.8%
47Cambodia91.2%
48Pakistan91.1%
49Palau90.9%
50Mali90.3%
51Kuwait89.8%
52Democratic Republic of the Congo87.5%
53Chad87.5%
54Timor-Leste86.5%
55Kenya86.2%
56Mauritania86.2%
57Bulgaria85.9%
58Malawi85.8%
59Cape Verde84.7%
60Somalia83.9%
61Burundi82.4%
62Uganda78.2%
63Nepal77.7%
64Comoros77.2%
65Guinea76.2%
66Afghanistan73.2%
67Niger67.7%
68Sao Tome and Principe66.4%
69Madagascar60.6%
70Cameroon42.6%
71Nigeria37.7%
Showing 71 of 71 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2024).

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