economic2025
Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
12.0%
Median: 10.1%
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
Japan
117.4%
Lowest
Macao
-79.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Japan117.4%
2Eritrea104.1%
3Maldives57.4%
4South Sudan57.3%
5Brazil55.5%
By Region
North America26.7%(4 countries)
Africa20.5%(9 countries)
Asia18.3%(26 countries)
South America17.0%(7 countries)
Europe11.8%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-79.5%)High (117.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.0%)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (105)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 117.4% |
| 2 | Eritrea | 104.1% |
| 3 | Maldives | 57.4% |
| 4 | South Sudan | 57.3% |
| 5 | Brazil | 55.5% |
| 6 | United States of America | 54.2% |
| 7 | Italy | 50.8% |
| 8 | Egypt | 48.2% |
| 9 | El Salvador | 47.6% |
| 10 | Thailand | 46.6% |
| 11 | People's Republic of China | 46.0% |
| 12 | Fiji | 43.4% |
| 13 | Algeria | 42.4% |
| 14 | Mauritius | 40.9% |
| 15 | Spain | 37.2% |
| 16 | Lebanon | 37.1% |
| 17 | Pakistan | 36.0% |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 33.3% |
| 19 | Philippines | 32.6% |
| 20 | Qatar | 31.6% |
| 21 | Bolivia | 29.8% |
| 22 | France | 29.0% |
| 23 | Tunisia | 28.9% |
| 24 | Mexico | 28.6% |
| 25 | Portugal | 28.3% |
| 26 | Nepal | 28.2% |
| 27 | Malawi | 27.9% |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | 27.6% |
| 29 | Jordan | 27.0% |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 26.8% |
| 31 | Myanmar | 26.1% |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 25.5% |
| 33 | Bahamas | 23.4% |
| 34 | Burundi | 23.0% |
| 35 | Argentina | 23.0% |
| 36 | Chile | 22.7% |
| 37 | Kenya | 22.4% |
| 38 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 22.2% |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 21.9% |
| 40 | Albania | 21.5% |
| 41 | Mozambique | 21.2% |
| 42 | Yemen | 21.2% |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 21.2% |
| 44 | Belgium | 21.2% |
| 45 | Barbados | 21.0% |
| 46 | Slovakia | 21.0% |
| 47 | Morocco | 20.9% |
| 48 | Guinea | 20.8% |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 20.2% |
| 50 | India | 20.0% |
| 51 | Greece | 19.9% |
| 52 | Senegal | 19.3% |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 19.2% |
| 54 | Namibia | 18.1% |
| 55 | Austria | 17.7% |
| 56 | Malaysia | 17.6% |
| 57 | Botswana | 17.4% |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 17.4% |
| 59 | Republic of the Congo | 17.2% |
| 60 | Hungary | 17.1% |
| 61 | Liberia | 16.8% |
| 62 | State of Palestine | 16.8% |
| 63 | Belize | 16.7% |
| 64 | Bahrain | 16.4% |
| 65 | Singapore | 16.2% |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 15.9% |
| 67 | Canada | 15.4% |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 14.8% |
| 69 | Guyana | 14.8% |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.1% |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.1% |
| 72 | Malta | 13.8% |
| 73 | Slovenia | 13.8% |
| 74 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.3% |
| 75 | Israel | 13.2% |
| 76 | Finland | 13.0% |
| 77 | Türkiye | 12.9% |
| 78 | Ghana | 12.8% |
| 79 | Ukraine | 12.7% |
| 80 | Chad | 12.6% |
| 81 | Poland | 12.5% |
| 82 | Indonesia | 12.3% |
| 83 | Armenia | 12.3% |
| 84 | Mali | 12.3% |
| 85 | Czech Republic | 11.9% |
| 86 | Netherlands | 11.9% |
| 87 | Germany | 11.8% |
| 88 | New Zealand | 11.7% |
| 89 | Cyprus | 11.6% |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.0% |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 10.5% |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.4% |
| 93 | Seychelles | 10.1% |
| 94 | Gabon | 9.5% |
| 95 | Togo | 9.5% |
| 96 | Dominica | 9.5% |
| 97 | Zambia | 9.1% |
| 98 | Uganda | 9.0% |
| 99 | Haiti | 9.0% |
| 100 | Croatia | 8.7% |
| 101 | Guatemala | 8.6% |
| 102 | Nigeria | 8.6% |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.6% |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 8.5% |
| 105 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.2% |
| 106 | Australia | 8.0% |
| 107 | Jamaica | 7.9% |
| 108 | Ireland | 7.9% |
| 109 | Angola | 7.8% |
| 110 | Venezuela | 7.3% |
| 111 | Iraq | 7.2% |
| 112 | Romania | 6.9% |
| 113 | Bhutan | 6.8% |
| 114 | Colombia | 6.8% |
| 115 | Sudan | 6.6% |
| 116 | Uruguay | 6.5% |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 6.5% |
| 118 | Georgia | 6.4% |
| 119 | South Africa | 6.3% |
| 120 | Djibouti | 6.2% |
| 121 | Niger | 5.9% |
| 122 | Madagascar | 5.7% |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.7% |
| 124 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.6% |
| 125 | Suriname | 5.2% |
| 126 | Mauritania | 5.1% |
| 127 | Sweden | 5.1% |
| 128 | Ecuador | 4.9% |
| 129 | Switzerland | 4.2% |
| 130 | Comoros | 4.2% |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.9% |
| 132 | Lithuania | 3.9% |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 3.9% |
| 134 | Cameroon | 3.7% |
| 135 | Latvia | 3.5% |
| 136 | South Korea | 3.4% |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.6% |
| 138 | Eswatini | 2.5% |
| 139 | Aruba | 2.0% |
| 140 | Benin | 2.0% |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.5% |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 1.4% |
| 143 | Serbia | 1.3% |
| 144 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.3% |
| 145 | Honduras | 1.1% |
| 146 | Vietnam | 0.9% |
| 147 | Solomon Islands | 0.8% |
| 148 | Rwanda | 0.7% |
| 149 | Montenegro | 0.6% |
| 150 | Libya | -0.4% |
| 151 | Peru | -0.6% |
| 152 | Somalia | -0.9% |
| 153 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.9% |
| 154 | Kyrgyzstan | -2.0% |
| 155 | Luxembourg | -2.4% |
| 156 | Estonia | -2.8% |
| 157 | Tajikistan | -3.0% |
| 158 | Nicaragua | -3.3% |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | -3.8% |
| 160 | Iceland | -3.9% |
| 161 | Paraguay | -4.1% |
| 162 | Vanuatu | -4.8% |
| 163 | Belarus | -5.8% |
| 164 | Denmark | -5.8% |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | -5.9% |
| 166 | Russian Federation | -6.5% |
| 167 | Afghanistan | -8.3% |
| 168 | Mongolia | -8.3% |
| 169 | Oman | -10.7% |
| 170 | Panama | -11.4% |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | -11.6% |
| 172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -11.6% |
| 173 | Uzbekistan | -12.1% |
| 174 | Cambodia | -12.9% |
| 175 | Norway | -15.0% |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | -15.8% |
| 177 | Kuwait | -16.9% |
| 178 | Lesotho | -18.2% |
| 179 | Hong Kong | -18.4% |
| 180 | Grenada | -19.2% |
| 181 | Samoa | -19.4% |
| 182 | Tonga | -20.9% |
| 183 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -22.6% |
| 184 | Timor-Leste | -49.6% |
| 185 | Macao | -79.5% |
Showing 185 of 185 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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