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Countries by general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, 2024

Timor-Leste had the highest general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP of 168 countries in 2024, at 60.6% of GDP. Ghana had the lowest, at 4.8% of GDP. The median was 16.8% of GDP and the figure for the World was 16.7% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest60.6Timor-Leste
Lowest4.8Ghana
Median16.8168 countries
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Map of countries, 2024

Afghanistan: 23.6 % of GDPAlbania: 12.4 % of GDPArmenia: 10.7 % of GDPAngola: 15.8 % of GDPArgentina: 14.9 % of GDPAustria: 21.6 % of GDPAustralia: 22.1 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 14.2 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 19.6 % of GDPBangladesh: 5.9 % of GDPBelgium: 23.7 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 19.4 % of GDPBulgaria: 19.8 % of GDPBurundi: 21.2 % of GDPBenin: 9 % of GDPBrunei: 22.7 % of GDPBolivia: 16.5 % of GDPBrazil: 18.8 % of GDPBahamas: 12.9 % of GDPBhutan: 20 % of GDPBotswana: 31.8 % of GDPBelarus: 18.3 % of GDPBelize: 15.9 % of GDPCanada: 21.4 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 17.5 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 9.1 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 13.4 % of GDPSwitzerland: 11.9 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 9.3 % of GDPChile: 15.1 % of GDPCameroon: 11.5 % of GDPChina: 16.7 % of GDPColombia: 14.8 % of GDPCosta Rica: 14.1 % of GDPCuba: 24.8 % of GDPCape Verde: 22.2 % of GDPCyprus: 18.4 % of GDPCzechia: 20 % of GDPGermany: 22 % of GDPDjibouti: 17.1 % of GDPDenmark: 23 % of GDPDominican Republic: 11.5 % of GDPAlgeria: 18.1 % of GDPEcuador: 13.4 % of GDPEstonia: 21 % of GDPEgypt: 6.3 % of GDPSpain: 19.3 % of GDPEthiopia: 5.5 % of GDPFinland: 26.1 % of GDPFiji: 18.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 27.9 % of GDPFrance: 24.2 % of GDPGabon: 10.3 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 20.9 % of GDPGeorgia: 12.9 % of GDPGhana: 4.8 % of GDPGambia: 9.6 % of GDPGuinea: 13.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 25.9 % of GDPGreece: 18.6 % of GDPGuatemala: 10.9 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 16.4 % of GDPHong Kong: 12.8 % of GDPHonduras: 15.1 % of GDPCroatia: 23.1 % of GDPHaiti: 5.9 % of GDPHungary: 20.4 % of GDPIndonesia: 7.7 % of GDPIreland: 12.1 % of GDPIsrael: 25.2 % of GDPIndia: 10.7 % of GDPIraq: 22.2 % of GDPIran: 13.1 % of GDPIceland: 25.9 % of GDPItaly: 18.1 % of GDPJapan: 20.1 % of GDPKenya: 11.2 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 14.1 % of GDPCambodia: 5.8 % of GDPKiribati: 59 % of GDPSouth Korea: 17.5 % of GDPKuwait: 25.8 % of GDPKazakhstan: 10.8 % of GDPLebanon: 4.9 % of GDPSri Lanka: 7 % of GDPLesotho: 35.7 % of GDPLithuania: 18.8 % of GDPLuxembourg: 19.1 % of GDPLatvia: 21.7 % of GDPLibya: 34.2 % of GDPMorocco: 18 % of GDPMoldova: 17.9 % of GDPMontenegro: 17.6 % of GDPMadagascar: 14.8 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 15.5 % of GDPMali: 12.9 % of GDPMongolia: 15.5 % of GDPMauritania: 15.9 % of GDPMauritius: 15 % of GDPMalawi: 19 % of GDPMexico: 11.6 % of GDPMalaysia: 12 % of GDPMozambique: 18.4 % of GDPNamibia: 22.3 % of GDPNiger: 11.2 % of GDPNicaragua: 12.3 % of GDPNetherlands: 25.8 % of GDPNorway: 22.1 % of GDPNepal: 7.7 % of GDPNew Zealand: 21.1 % of GDPOman: 18.7 % of GDPPanama: 12.4 % of GDPPeru: 13.4 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 32 % of GDPPhilippines: 14.6 % of GDPPakistan: 8.9 % of GDPPoland: 20.8 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8.1 % of GDPPalestine: 17.5 % of GDPPortugal: 16.8 % of GDPPalau: 38.3 % of GDPParaguay: 11.7 % of GDPRomania: 18.5 % of GDPSerbia: 17.5 % of GDPRussia: 18.3 % of GDPRwanda: 16.7 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 21.3 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 26.2 % of GDPSudan: 16.6 % of GDPSweden: 26.6 % of GDPSingapore: 10.1 % of GDPSlovenia: 20.4 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.1 % of GDPSierra Leone: 5.6 % of GDPSenegal: 16.4 % of GDPSomalia: 7.8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 17.9 % of GDPEswatini: 21.5 % of GDPChad: 9.9 % of GDPThailand: 16.6 % of GDPTajikistan: 11.3 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 60.6 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 12.4 % of GDPTunisia: 18.9 % of GDPTürkiye: 14.5 % of GDPTanzania: 9.1 % of GDPUkraine: 37.6 % of GDPUganda: 10 % of GDPUnited States: 13.6 % of GDPUruguay: 17.4 % of GDPUzbekistan: 14.8 % of GDPVietnam: 8.8 % of GDPVanuatu: 21.4 % of GDPSamoa: 16.8 % of GDPSouth Africa: 19.2 % of GDPZambia: 12.7 % of GDPZimbabwe: 12.2 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2024. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2024

Timor-Leste: 60.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste60.6Kiribati: 59 % of GDPKiribati59Marshall Islands: 54.5 % of GDPMarshall Islands54.5Palau: 38.3 % of GDPPalau38.3Ukraine: 37.6 % of GDPUkraine37.6Lesotho: 35.7 % of GDPLesotho35.7Libya: 34.2 % of GDPLibya34.2French Polynesia: 32 % of GDPFrench Polynesia32Botswana: 31.8 % of GDPBotswana31.8Faroe Islands: 27.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands27.9Sweden: 26.6 % of GDPSweden26.6Solomon Islands: 26.2 % of GDPSolomon Islands26.2Finland: 26.1 % of GDPFinland26.1Equatorial Guinea: 25.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea25.9Iceland: 25.9 % of GDPIceland25.9Kuwait: 25.8 % of GDPKuwait25.8Netherlands: 25.8 % of GDPNetherlands25.8Israel: 25.2 % of GDPIsrael25.2Cuba: 24.8 % of GDPCuba24.8Seychelles: 24.3 % of GDPSeychelles24.3France: 24.2 % of GDPFrance24.2Belgium: 23.7 % of GDPBelgium23.7Afghanistan: 23.6 % of GDPAfghanistan23.6Tonga: 23.5 % of GDPTonga23.5Croatia: 23.1 % of GDPCroatia23.1Denmark: 23 % of GDPDenmark23Brunei: 22.7 % of GDPBrunei22.7Namibia: 22.3 % of GDPNamibia22.3Cape Verde: 22.2 % of GDPCape Verde22.2Iraq: 22.2 % of GDPIraq22.2Australia: 22.1 % of GDPAustralia22.1Norway: 22.1 % of GDPNorway22.1Germany: 22 % of GDPGermany22Latvia: 21.7 % of GDPLatvia21.7Austria: 21.6 % of GDPAustria21.6Eswatini: 21.5 % of GDPEswatini21.5Vanuatu: 21.4 % of GDPVanuatu21.4Canada: 21.4 % of GDPCanada21.4Saudi Arabia: 21.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia21.3Burundi: 21.2 % of GDPBurundi21.2Timor-Leste: 60.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste60.6Kiribati: 59 % of GDPKiribati59Marshall Islands: 54.5 % of GDPMarshall Islands54.5Palau: 38.3 % of GDPPalau38.3Ukraine: 37.6 % of GDPUkraine37.6Lesotho: 35.7 % of GDPLesotho35.7Libya: 34.2 % of GDPLibya34.2French Polynesia: 32 % of GDPFrench Polynesia32Botswana: 31.8 % of GDPBotswana31.8Faroe Islands: 27.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands27.9Sweden: 26.6 % of GDPSweden26.6Solomon Islands: 26.2 % of GDPSolomon Islands26.2Finland: 26.1 % of GDPFinland26.1Equatorial Guinea: 25.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea25.9Iceland: 25.9 % of GDPIceland25.9Kuwait: 25.8 % of GDPKuwait25.8Netherlands: 25.8 % of GDPNetherlands25.8Israel: 25.2 % of GDPIsrael25.2Cuba: 24.8 % of GDPCuba24.8Seychelles: 24.3 % of GDPSeychelles24.3France: 24.2 % of GDPFrance24.2Belgium: 23.7 % of GDPBelgium23.7Afghanistan: 23.6 % of GDPAfghanistan23.6Tonga: 23.5 % of GDPTonga23.5Croatia: 23.1 % of GDPCroatia23.1Denmark: 23 % of GDPDenmark23Brunei: 22.7 % of GDPBrunei22.7Namibia: 22.3 % of GDPNamibia22.3Cape Verde: 22.2 % of GDPCape Verde22.2Iraq: 22.2 % of GDPIraq22.2Australia: 22.1 % of GDPAustralia22.1Norway: 22.1 % of GDPNorway22.1Germany: 22 % of GDPGermany22Latvia: 21.7 % of GDPLatvia21.7Austria: 21.6 % of GDPAustria21.6Eswatini: 21.5 % of GDPEswatini21.5Vanuatu: 21.4 % of GDPVanuatu21.4Canada: 21.4 % of GDPCanada21.4Saudi Arabia: 21.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia21.3Burundi: 21.2 % of GDPBurundi21.2
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024
% of GDP		Change on 2023
1Timor-Leste60.6+7.7 pts
2Kiribati59-5.3 pts
3Marshall Islands54.5-2.6 pts
4Palau38.3-3.4 pts
5Ukraine37.6-4.3 pts
6Lesotho35.7+0.4 pts
7Libya34.2-0.8 pts
8French Polynesia32+0.2 pts
9Botswana31.8+2.3 pts
10Faroe Islands27.9+0.9 pts
11Sweden26.6+0.2 pts
12Solomon Islands26.2-1.6 pts
13Finland26.1+0.4 pts
14Equatorial Guinea25.9-0.6 pts
15Iceland25.9+0.7 pts
16Kuwait25.8+1.2 pts
17Netherlands25.8+0.6 pts
18Israel25.2+2.6 pts
19Cuba24.8-1.9 pts
20Seychelles24.3-0.2 pts
21France24.20 pts
22Belgium23.7+0.4 pts
23Afghanistan23.6+2.4 pts
24Tonga23.5-1.6 pts
25Croatia23.1+2.1 pts
26Denmark23+0.1 pts
27Brunei22.7-0.2 pts
28Namibia22.3+0.4 pts
29Cape Verde22.2-0.4 pts
30Iraq22.2+3.5 pts
31Australia22.1+0.9 pts
32Norway22.1+0.9 pts
33Germany22+0.5 pts
34Latvia21.7+0.7 pts
35Austria21.6+1 pts
36Eswatini21.5+2.1 pts
37Vanuatu21.4+3 pts
38Canada21.4+0.7 pts
39Saudi Arabia21.3+0.4 pts
40Burundi21.2-2.4 pts
41Slovakia21.1+0.8 pts
42New Zealand21.10 pts
43Estonia21+0.7 pts
44United Kingdom20.9+0.3 pts
45Poland20.8+1.9 pts
46Slovenia20.4+1.2 pts
47Hungary20.4-0.1 pts
48Japan20.10 pts
49Czechia20+0.4 pts
50Bhutan20-0.4 pts
51Bulgaria19.8+1.3 pts
52Bosnia and Herzegovina19.6+0.5 pts
53Burkina Faso19.4-1.5 pts
54Spain19.3-0.3 pts
55South Africa19.20 pts
56Luxembourg19.1+0.6 pts
57Malawi190 pts
58Tunisia18.9-0.5 pts
59Fiji18.9-2.8 pts
60Lithuania18.8+1.4 pts
61Brazil18.8-0.3 pts
62Oman18.7-0.1 pts
63Greece18.6-0.9 pts
64Romania18.5+1.3 pts
65Cyprus18.4-0 pts
66Mozambique18.4+1.2 pts
67Russia18.3+0.1 pts
68Belarus18.3+0.5 pts
69Italy18.1+0.2 pts
70Algeria18.1+0.2 pts
71Morocco18-0.2 pts
72El Salvador17.9-0.1 pts
73Aruba17.9-3 pts
74Moldova17.9-0.1 pts
75Montenegro17.6-0.2 pts
76Palestine17.5-0.5 pts
77Serbia17.5+0.4 pts
78South Korea17.5-0.3 pts
79Democratic Republic of the Congo17.5+0.6 pts
80Maldives17.5+0.4 pts
81Uruguay17.4+0.1 pts
82Djibouti17.10 pts
83Malta16.9+0.5 pts
84Portugal16.8+0.1 pts
85Samoa16.8+0.3 pts
86Rwanda16.7+0.2 pts
87China16.7-0.5 pts
88Thailand16.60 pts
89Sudan16.6-0.8 pts
90Bolivia16.5-0.3 pts
91Senegal16.4+0.6 pts
92Guinea-Bissau16.40 pts
93Belize15.9+0.1 pts
94Mauritania15.9-0.6 pts
95Angola15.8-1.1 pts
96North Macedonia15.5+0.6 pts
97Mongolia15.5+2.5 pts
98Chile15.1-0.2 pts
99Honduras15.1+0.1 pts
100Mauritius15+0.6 pts
101Argentina14.9-1.4 pts
102Colombia14.8+0.2 pts
103Uzbekistan14.8-0.5 pts
104Madagascar14.8-0.7 pts
105Philippines14.6+0.3 pts
106Türkiye14.5+1.2 pts
107Azerbaijan14.2+0.4 pts
108Costa Rica14.1-0.2 pts
109Bahrain14.1-0.5 pts
110Kyrgyzstan14.1-1.9 pts
111Guinea13.9+0.4 pts
112United States13.6+0.1 pts
113Ecuador13.4-0.2 pts
114Republic of the Congo13.4+0.3 pts
115Peru13.4-0.1 pts
116Iran13.1+0.5 pts
117Mali12.9+0.1 pts
118Bahamas12.9-0.2 pts
119Georgia12.9+0.7 pts
120Hong Kong12.8-0.5 pts
121Zambia12.7-0.6 pts
122Macao12.5-1.4 pts
123Albania12.4+0.3 pts
124Panama12.4+0.1 pts
125Turkmenistan12.4-0.4 pts
126Nicaragua12.3-0.6 pts
127Zimbabwe12.2+0.2 pts
128Ireland12.1-0 pts
129Malaysia12-0 pts
130Switzerland11.9+0.2 pts
131Paraguay11.7-0.1 pts
132Mexico11.6+0.4 pts
133Cameroon11.5+0.3 pts
134Dominican Republic11.5+0.2 pts
135Tajikistan11.3+0.6 pts
136Niger11.2-1.2 pts
137Kenya11.2-0.6 pts
138Guatemala10.9-0.3 pts
139Kazakhstan10.8-0.5 pts
140Bermuda10.7-0.3 pts
141India10.7+0.1 pts
142Armenia10.7-1.4 pts
143Gabon10.3-1.2 pts
144Singapore10.1+0.2 pts
145Uganda10+0.5 pts
146Chad9.9+0.5 pts
147São Tomé and Príncipe9.8-1.5 pts
148Gambia9.6-0.1 pts
149Côte d’Ivoire9.3-0 pts
150Tanzania9.1+0.4 pts
151Central African Republic9.1+0.8 pts
152Benin9-0.5 pts
153Comoros8.9-0.4 pts
154Pakistan8.9-1.5 pts
155Vietnam8.80 pts
156Puerto Rico8.10 pts
157Somalia7.8+0.6 pts
158Indonesia7.7+0.3 pts
159Nepal7.7+1.1 pts
160Sri Lanka7+0.2 pts
161Egypt6.3-0.5 pts
162Haiti5.9-0.3 pts
163Bangladesh5.9+0.2 pts
164Cambodia5.8-0.3 pts
165Sierra Leone5.6+0.1 pts
166Ethiopia5.5-0.8 pts
167Lebanon4.9-0.3 pts
168Ghana4.8-0.7 pts

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Government current spending on goods and services, including the pay of public employees and most defence spending, as a percentage of GDP. Government investment and transfers such as pensions are not included. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Much smaller than total government spending, which also counts investment, interest and social transfers. Current prices, so the share moves with relative prices as well as volumes. Countries that rebase their national accounts can shift it by several points. The latest year varies by country.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 19 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Timor-Leste, with 60.6% of GDP in 2024, according to the World Bank.

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Ghana, with 4.8% of GDP in 2024.

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