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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
98.9%
Median: 100.0%
Countries Covered
146
with available data
Highest
Libya
140.4%
Lowest
Nigeria
37.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Libya140.4%
2Nicaragua134.6%
3Slovakia133.5%
4Argentina128.2%
5Zimbabwe127.9%
By Region
Europe107.2%(27 countries)
South America101.2%(7 countries)
Oceania100.6%(1 countries)
Other98.2%(82 countries)
Asia95.2%(19 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (37.7%)High (140.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 98.9%)
Europe (27)
South America (7)
Oceania (1)
Other (82)
Asia (19)
Africa (8)
North America (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 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 | Libya | 140.4% |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 134.6% |
| 3 | Slovakia | 133.5% |
| 4 | Argentina | 128.2% |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 127.9% |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 125.7% |
| 7 | Japan | 123.0% |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 122.2% |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 122.1% |
| 10 | Hungary | 122.0% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 118.3% |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 117.4% |
| 13 | Greece | 117.1% |
| 14 | South Sudan | 116.0% |
| 15 | Lithuania | 115.6% |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 114.5% |
| 17 | Türkiye | 114.1% |
| 18 | Montenegro | 114.1% |
| 19 | Burundi | 112.4% |
| 20 | Italy | 112.4% |
| 21 | French Polynesia | 111.6% |
| 22 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 111.5% |
| 23 | Slovenia | 111.4% |
| 24 | Guyana | 111.3% |
| 25 | Zambia | 111.2% |
| 26 | Latvia | 109.4% |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 109.1% |
| 28 | Djibouti | 108.7% |
| 29 | Malta | 108.6% |
| 30 | Spain | 108.0% |
| 31 | Romania | 107.7% |
| 32 | Cyprus | 107.6% |
| 33 | Jamaica | 107.5% |
| 34 | Mexico | 107.2% |
| 35 | Malawi | 107.2% |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 107.0% |
| 37 | Austria | 107.0% |
| 38 | Ireland | 106.6% |
| 39 | Grenada | 106.5% |
| 40 | Maldives | 106.5% |
| 41 | Belarus | 106.4% |
| 42 | Belgium | 105.8% |
| 43 | Ghana | 105.8% |
| 44 | Namibia | 105.5% |
| 45 | Singapore | 105.4% |
| 46 | Norway | 105.3% |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 105.0% |
| 48 | El Salvador | 104.9% |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 104.8% |
| 50 | Estonia | 103.9% |
| 51 | Germany | 103.8% |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 103.6% |
| 53 | France | 103.3% |
| 54 | Tunisia | 103.2% |
| 55 | Portugal | 103.0% |
| 56 | Malaysia | 103.0% |
| 57 | South Africa | 102.9% |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 102.3% |
| 59 | Netherlands | 101.7% |
| 60 | Serbia | 101.5% |
| 61 | Bhutan | 101.2% |
| 62 | Belize | 101.1% |
| 63 | Mauritius | 101.0% |
| 64 | Brazil | 100.8% |
| 65 | Kiribati | 100.8% |
| 66 | Indonesia | 100.8% |
| 67 | Ecuador | 100.7% |
| 68 | Australia | 100.6% |
| 69 | Rwanda | 100.6% |
| 70 | Chile | 100.6% |
| 71 | Albania | 100.5% |
| 72 | Eswatini | 100.1% |
| 73 | Georgia | 100.1% |
| 74 | Mozambique | 100.0% |
| 75 | Honduras | 99.9% |
| 76 | Moldova, Republic of | 99.5% |
| 77 | Morocco | 99.5% |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 99.4% |
| 79 | Oman | 99.4% |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.4% |
| 81 | Uganda | 99.2% |
| 82 | Greenland | 99.2% |
| 83 | India | 98.7% |
| 84 | Liberia | 98.6% |
| 85 | People's Republic of China | 98.1% |
| 86 | Vietnam | 98.1% |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 97.8% |
| 88 | Uruguay | 97.8% |
| 89 | Thailand | 97.6% |
| 90 | Jordan | 97.3% |
| 91 | Armenia | 97.1% |
| 92 | United Republic of Tanzania | 96.7% |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 96.7% |
| 94 | Egypt | 96.7% |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.5% |
| 96 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 96.4% |
| 97 | Poland | 96.3% |
| 98 | South Korea | 95.6% |
| 99 | Tonga | 95.6% |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 95.6% |
| 101 | Lebanon | 95.3% |
| 102 | Mongolia | 94.9% |
| 103 | Croatia | 94.8% |
| 104 | Cambodia | 94.7% |
| 105 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.3% |
| 106 | Fiji | 94.2% |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 94.1% |
| 108 | Russian Federation | 93.7% |
| 109 | Palau | 92.7% |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 92.6% |
| 111 | Gabon | 92.2% |
| 112 | Dominica | 92.1% |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 92.1% |
| 114 | Peru | 91.6% |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 91.2% |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 91.1% |
| 117 | Pakistan | 91.1% |
| 118 | Seychelles | 90.8% |
| 119 | Paraguay | 89.9% |
| 120 | Kuwait | 89.8% |
| 121 | Finland | 89.2% |
| 122 | Colombia | 89.0% |
| 123 | Panama | 87.9% |
| 124 | Botswana | 87.2% |
| 125 | Kenya | 86.2% |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 85.9% |
| 127 | Samoa | 84.4% |
| 128 | Niger | 83.2% |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 83.2% |
| 130 | Suriname | 82.7% |
| 131 | Bolivia | 82.6% |
| 132 | Comoros | 79.4% |
| 133 | Haiti | 78.9% |
| 134 | Somalia | 78.5% |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 78.4% |
| 136 | Iraq | 78.2% |
| 137 | Nepal | 77.7% |
| 138 | Sudan | 76.4% |
| 139 | Angola | 73.5% |
| 140 | Lesotho | 72.4% |
| 141 | Guatemala | 66.6% |
| 142 | Republic of The Gambia | 63.2% |
| 143 | Madagascar | 60.6% |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 48.7% |
| 145 | Cameroon | 42.6% |
| 146 | Nigeria | 37.7% |
Showing 146 of 146 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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