economic2026
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
15.9%
Median: 14.7%
Countries Covered
135
with available data
Highest
Tonga
46.5%
Lowest
Brazil
2.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Tonga46.5%
2Samoa44.8%
3Azerbaijan42.5%
4Solomon Islands38.5%
5Ukraine35.7%
By Region
Other20.0%(71 countries)
Asia15.8%(14 countries)
Africa13.7%(5 countries)
Oceania13.4%(2 countries)
South America10.8%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.4%)High (46.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.9%)
Other (71)
Asia (14)
Africa (5)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 | Tonga | 46.5% |
| 2 | Samoa | 44.8% |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 42.5% |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 38.5% |
| 5 | Ukraine | 35.7% |
| 6 | Nauru | 35.6% |
| 7 | Cameroon | 33.6% |
| 8 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.9% |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.4% |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 31.7% |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 29.8% |
| 12 | Kiribati | 29.4% |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 28.9% |
| 14 | Botswana | 28.4% |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28.3% |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 28.3% |
| 17 | Singapore | 27.9% |
| 18 | Rwanda | 27.8% |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27.5% |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 27.4% |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 27.1% |
| 22 | Marshall Islands | 25.9% |
| 23 | Uganda | 25.6% |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.4% |
| 25 | Zambia | 25.4% |
| 26 | Ecuador | 24.6% |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 23.1% |
| 28 | San Marino | 22.9% |
| 29 | Philippines | 22.3% |
| 30 | Senegal | 21.9% |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 21.7% |
| 32 | Bahamas | 21.6% |
| 33 | Iceland | 21.5% |
| 34 | Kenya | 21.3% |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 20.9% |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 20.8% |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 20.5% |
| 38 | Somalia | 19.9% |
| 39 | Peru | 19.6% |
| 40 | Maldives | 19.4% |
| 41 | Malta | 19.4% |
| 42 | Thailand | 19.4% |
| 43 | Bhutan | 19.0% |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 18.9% |
| 45 | Palau | 18.4% |
| 46 | Macao | 18.0% |
| 47 | Malawi | 17.9% |
| 48 | Burundi | 17.8% |
| 49 | Fiji | 17.4% |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.0% |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.0% |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 17.0% |
| 53 | Togo | 16.7% |
| 54 | Lesotho | 16.4% |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.2% |
| 56 | Eswatini | 16.1% |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 16.1% |
| 58 | Honduras | 16.1% |
| 59 | New Zealand | 16.0% |
| 60 | Moldova, Republic of | 15.9% |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15.8% |
| 62 | El Salvador | 15.6% |
| 63 | Hungary | 15.4% |
| 64 | Gabon | 15.3% |
| 65 | Cambodia | 15.0% |
| 66 | Paraguay | 15.0% |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 14.8% |
| 68 | Mozambique | 14.7% |
| 69 | Ireland | 14.4% |
| 70 | Guatemala | 14.0% |
| 71 | Georgia | 14.0% |
| 72 | Belarus | 13.9% |
| 73 | Mali | 13.8% |
| 74 | Israel | 13.6% |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 13.4% |
| 76 | Serbia | 12.7% |
| 77 | Namibia | 12.6% |
| 78 | South Korea | 12.5% |
| 79 | Mongolia | 11.8% |
| 80 | Malaysia | 11.6% |
| 81 | Bahrain | 11.5% |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.5% |
| 83 | South Africa | 11.5% |
| 84 | Latvia | 11.0% |
| 85 | Australia | 10.8% |
| 86 | Slovenia | 10.7% |
| 87 | Croatia | 10.6% |
| 88 | Armenia | 10.0% |
| 89 | Jordan | 9.8% |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 9.7% |
| 91 | Slovakia | 9.7% |
| 92 | Mauritius | 9.6% |
| 93 | Uruguay | 9.5% |
| 94 | Norway | 9.3% |
| 95 | Estonia | 9.2% |
| 96 | Cyprus | 9.2% |
| 97 | Romania | 9.0% |
| 98 | Morocco | 9.0% |
| 99 | Türkiye | 8.9% |
| 100 | Portugal | 8.9% |
| 101 | Panama | 8.8% |
| 102 | Albania | 8.7% |
| 103 | Greece | 8.2% |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 8.1% |
| 105 | Colombia | 8.0% |
| 106 | Denmark | 8.0% |
| 107 | Chile | 7.9% |
| 108 | Finland | 7.7% |
| 109 | Poland | 7.4% |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 7.4% |
| 111 | Canada | 7.4% |
| 112 | Czech Republic | 7.2% |
| 113 | Switzerland | 7.0% |
| 114 | France | 6.9% |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 6.6% |
| 116 | Austria | 6.6% |
| 117 | Netherlands | 6.6% |
| 118 | Madagascar | 6.6% |
| 119 | India | 6.5% |
| 120 | United States of America | 6.5% |
| 121 | Lithuania | 6.4% |
| 122 | Germany | 6.2% |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 6.0% |
| 124 | Mexico | 5.9% |
| 125 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.8% |
| 126 | Ghana | 5.7% |
| 127 | Sweden | 5.4% |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 4.9% |
| 129 | Nepal | 4.4% |
| 130 | Lebanon | 4.0% |
| 131 | Argentina | 3.7% |
| 132 | Spain | 2.9% |
| 133 | Italy | 2.9% |
| 134 | Belgium | 2.8% |
| 135 | Brazil | 2.4% |
Showing 135 of 135 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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