Indicator

Government expenditure (% of GDP) ranking

Highest and lowest
In 2025, general government expenditure as a share of GDP was highest in Nauru, Tuvalu, and Libya, while the lowest values were recorded in Sudan, Haiti, and Somalia. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Government expenditure (% of GDP)
Total expenditure of the general government
RankEconomyYear
1Nauru128.72025
2Tuvalu105.32025
3Libya102.32025
4Timor-Leste93.92025
5Kiribati88.22025
6Ukraine74.52025
7Marshall Islands65.32025
8Micronesia60.22025
9Finland57.62025
10France57.52025
11Dominica55.42025
12Austria55.22025
13Belgium55.02025
14Lesotho54.22025
15Palau52.12025
16Italy51.12025
17Germany50.52025
18Kuwait50.12025
19Poland50.02025
20Greece49.72025
21Norway49.62025
22Sweden49.42025
23Croatia49.32025
24Slovak Republic48.72025
25Slovenia48.52025
26Luxembourg48.32025
27Denmark47.62025
28Hungary47.52025
29Brazil47.42025
30Tonga46.82025
31Latvia45.42025
32Estonia45.22025
33Netherlands45.12025
34Iceland45.02025
35Bosnia and Herzegovina44.92025
36Spain44.72025
37Canada44.02025
38Montenegro43.92025
39Portugal43.72025
40United Kingdom43.62025
41Israel43.62025
42Czechia43.52025
43Serbia43.22025
44Iraq42.72025
45Saint Kitts and Nevis42.42025
46New Zealand41.62025
47Belarus41.32025
48Lithuania41.22025
49Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41.02025
50Solomon Islands40.62025
51Romania40.52025
52Cyprus40.42025
53Australia39.52025
54Namibia39.42025
55Moldova39.42025
56Russia39.12025
57Grenada39.12025
58Bulgaria38.92025
59Kyrgyzstan38.42025
60Ecuador38.42025
61United States37.72025
62Suriname37.32025
63Andorra37.22025
64Malta37.02025
65Japan36.92025
66Maldives36.52025
67North Macedonia36.22025
68Algeria36.22025
69Eswatini35.72025
70Vanuatu35.52025
71Botswana35.02025
72Mongolia34.62025
73Azerbaijan34.62025
74South Africa34.22025
75Tunisia34.02025
76Jamaica33.82025
77Jordan33.72025
78Colombia33.22025
79China32.92025
80Seychelles32.72025
81West Bank and Gaza32.72024
82Türkiye32.42025
83Trinidad and Tobago32.42025
84Bolivia32.22025
85Argentina31.62025
86Fiji31.52025
87Uruguay31.52025
88Mauritius31.42025
89Morocco31.32025
90Switzerland31.22025
91Malawi30.62025
92Bhutan30.52025
93Mozambique30.32025
94El Salvador30.22025
95Albania30.12025
96Brunei Darussalam29.92025
97Mexico29.82025
98Zambia29.72025
99Bahrain29.42025
100Tajikistan29.32025
101Armenia29.22025
102Senegal29.22025
103Saudi Arabia29.02025
104Oman28.92025
105Gabon28.62025
106India28.52025
107Georgia28.42025
108Uzbekistan27.42025
109Gambia27.12025
110Qatar27.12025
111Cabo Verde27.02025
112Barbados27.02025
113Macau (China)26.62025
114Samoa26.42025
115Chile26.42025
116Nicaragua26.12025
117Burkina Faso26.12025
118Belize25.92025
119Liechtenstein25.72025
120Saint Lucia25.22025
121Myanmar25.22025
122Guinea25.22025
123Honduras24.92025
124Philippines24.32025
125Rwanda24.12025
126Kenya24.02025
127Korea24.02025
128Congo Republic23.92025
129Guyana23.92025
130Malaysia23.42025
131Mauritania23.42025
132Hong Kong (China)23.22025
133Thailand23.02025
134Puerto Rico22.92025
135Egypt22.72025
136United Arab Emirates22.62025
137Liberia22.42025
138Uganda22.22025
139Viet Nam22.12025
140San Marino22.02025
141Kazakhstan21.82025
142Nepal21.82025
143Aruba21.82025
144Ireland21.62025
145Bahamas21.52025
146Peru21.42025
147Pakistan21.22025
148Sao Tome and Principe21.22025
149Central African Republic21.12025
150Panama20.92025
151Mali20.92025
152Equatorial Guinea20.72025
153Burundi20.42025
154Venezuela20.32025
155Côte d'Ivoire20.22025
156Afghanistan20.02025
157Tanzania19.92025
158Guinea-Bissau19.92025
159Togo19.82025
160Papua New Guinea19.72025
161Paraguay19.62025
162Comoros19.52025
163Djibouti19.52025
164Dominican Republic19.32025
165Antigua and Barbuda19.32025
166Sri Lanka19.12024
167Angola18.92025
168Chad18.62025
169Benin18.52025
170South Sudan18.42025
171Yemen18.22025
172Chinese Taipei18.02025
173Lao PDR17.92025
174Costa Rica17.82025
175Congo DR17.22025
176Ghana17.02025
177Sierra Leone16.52025
178Cambodia16.32025
179Cameroon16.32025
180Indonesia16.22025
181Lebanon15.52025
182Zimbabwe15.52025
183Singapore15.52025
184Niger14.82025
185Guatemala14.72025
186Turkmenistan14.12025
187Madagascar13.52025
188Iran13.42025
189Ethiopia12.02025
190Nigeria11.72025
191Bangladesh10.92025
192Somalia7.52025
193Haiti6.22025
194Sudan6.02025
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the IMF World Economic Outlook.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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