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Countries by general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP

Timor-Leste had the highest general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP of 173 countries in 2013, at 62.3% of GDP. Bangladesh had the lowest, at 5.1% of GDP. The median was 16.4% of GDP and the figure for the World was 17.1% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest62.3Timor-Leste
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Median16.4173 countries
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Map of countries, 2013

United Arab Emirates: 10.5 % of GDPAlbania: 11.8 % of GDPArmenia: 11.9 % of GDPAngola: 23.2 % of GDPArgentina: 16.8 % of GDPAustria: 20.2 % of GDPAustralia: 18.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 10.3 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 22.8 % of GDPBangladesh: 5.1 % of GDPBelgium: 24.2 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 14.7 % of GDPBulgaria: 17.1 % of GDPBurundi: 24.7 % of GDPBenin: 11 % of GDPBrunei: 20.2 % of GDPBolivia: 13.8 % of GDPBrazil: 18.9 % of GDPBahamas: 11.7 % of GDPBhutan: 18.4 % of GDPBotswana: 31.1 % of GDPBelarus: 13.4 % of GDPBelize: 16.5 % of GDPCanada: 20.7 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 14.2 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 17.4 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 14.1 % of GDPSwitzerland: 11.6 % of GDPChile: 12.8 % of GDPCameroon: 12.3 % of GDPChina: 15.9 % of GDPColombia: 14.1 % of GDPCosta Rica: 17.1 % of GDPCuba: 32.4 % of GDPCape Verde: 18.8 % of GDPCyprus: 18.7 % of GDPCzechia: 19.7 % of GDPGermany: 19.6 % of GDPDjibouti: 19.7 % of GDPDenmark: 26 % of GDPDominican Republic: 10.5 % of GDPAlgeria: 18.5 % of GDPEcuador: 14.2 % of GDPEstonia: 18.4 % of GDPEgypt: 11.4 % of GDPSpain: 19.7 % of GDPEthiopia: 9 % of GDPFinland: 24.7 % of GDPFiji: 18.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 30.4 % of GDPFrance: 24.4 % of GDPGabon: 14.5 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 20 % of GDPGeorgia: 14.6 % of GDPGhana: 8.8 % of GDPGreenland: 47.9 % of GDPGambia: 9.3 % of GDPGuinea: 18.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 15.5 % of GDPGreece: 21 % of GDPGuatemala: 11.3 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 15.1 % of GDPHong Kong: 9.3 % of GDPHonduras: 16.7 % of GDPCroatia: 22.6 % of GDPHaiti: 7.2 % of GDPHungary: 19.7 % of GDPIndonesia: 9.5 % of GDPIreland: 16.9 % of GDPIsrael: 22.1 % of GDPIndia: 10.3 % of GDPIraq: 17.5 % of GDPIran: 13 % of GDPIceland: 24.9 % of GDPItaly: 19.9 % of GDPJapan: 19.6 % of GDPKenya: 11.8 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 18.4 % of GDPCambodia: 5.8 % of GDPKiribati: 56.2 % of GDPSouth Korea: 14.3 % of GDPKuwait: 16.4 % of GDPKazakhstan: 10.2 % of GDPLaos: 17.1 % of GDPLebanon: 12.9 % of GDPLesotho: 40.6 % of GDPLithuania: 16.8 % of GDPLuxembourg: 16.4 % of GDPLatvia: 17.8 % of GDPLibya: 31.7 % of GDPMorocco: 18.3 % of GDPMoldova: 15.3 % of GDPMontenegro: 20 % of GDPMadagascar: 15.6 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 17.5 % of GDPMali: 14.5 % of GDPMongolia: 13.5 % of GDPMauritania: 11.7 % of GDPMauritius: 14.2 % of GDPMexico: 11.7 % of GDPMalaysia: 13.7 % of GDPMozambique: 23.2 % of GDPNamibia: 27.9 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 24.2 % of GDPNiger: 15.3 % of GDPNicaragua: 13.8 % of GDPNetherlands: 25.7 % of GDPNorway: 20.7 % of GDPNepal: 7.5 % of GDPNew Zealand: 18.7 % of GDPOman: 18.9 % of GDPPanama: 10.3 % of GDPPeru: 11.5 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 32.3 % of GDPPhilippines: 10.8 % of GDPPakistan: 10.3 % of GDPPoland: 18.3 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 10.3 % of GDPPalestine: 25 % of GDPPortugal: 18.8 % of GDPPalau: 32.6 % of GDPParaguay: 11.3 % of GDPQatar: 14.6 % of GDPRomania: 14.3 % of GDPSerbia: 20.1 % of GDPRussia: 18.7 % of GDPRwanda: 13 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 22.4 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 30.6 % of GDPSudan: 6.4 % of GDPSweden: 26.3 % of GDPSingapore: 9.7 % of GDPSlovenia: 19.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 18.7 % of GDPSierra Leone: 6 % of GDPSenegal: 14.6 % of GDPSomalia: 5.4 % of GDPEl Salvador: 16.3 % of GDPSyria: 19.1 % of GDPEswatini: 18.9 % of GDPChad: 11.4 % of GDPTogo: 12.4 % of GDPThailand: 16.4 % of GDPTajikistan: 13.3 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 62.3 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 6.1 % of GDPTunisia: 17.3 % of GDPTürkiye: 14.3 % of GDPTanzania: 10 % of GDPUkraine: 18.9 % of GDPUganda: 7.1 % of GDPUnited States: 15 % of GDPUruguay: 13.5 % of GDPUzbekistan: 11.8 % of GDPVietnam: 10.9 % of GDPVanuatu: 13.8 % of GDPSamoa: 14.6 % of GDPYemen: 13.1 % of GDPSouth Africa: 19.1 % of GDPZambia: 12.2 % of GDPZimbabwe: 18.4 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2013. 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, 2013

Timor-Leste: 62.3 % of GDPTimor-Leste62.3Kiribati: 56.2 % of GDPKiribati56.2Marshall Islands: 54.9 % of GDPMarshall Islands54.9Greenland: 47.9 % of GDPGreenland47.9Lesotho: 40.6 % of GDPLesotho40.6Palau: 32.6 % of GDPPalau32.6Cuba: 32.4 % of GDPCuba32.4French Polynesia: 32.3 % of GDPFrench Polynesia32.3Libya: 31.7 % of GDPLibya31.7Botswana: 31.1 % of GDPBotswana31.1Solomon Islands: 30.6 % of GDPSolomon Islands30.6Faroe Islands: 30.4 % of GDPFaroe Islands30.4Namibia: 27.9 % of GDPNamibia27.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 27.9 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands27.9Seychelles: 26.5 % of GDPSeychelles26.5Sweden: 26.3 % of GDPSweden26.3Aruba: 26.2 % of GDPAruba26.2Denmark: 26 % of GDPDenmark26Netherlands: 25.7 % of GDPNetherlands25.7Palestine: 25 % of GDPPalestine25Iceland: 24.9 % of GDPIceland24.9Burundi: 24.7 % of GDPBurundi24.7Finland: 24.7 % of GDPFinland24.7France: 24.4 % of GDPFrance24.4Belgium: 24.2 % of GDPBelgium24.2New Caledonia: 24.2 % of GDPNew Caledonia24.2Angola: 23.2 % of GDPAngola23.2Mozambique: 23.2 % of GDPMozambique23.2Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina22.8Croatia: 22.6 % of GDPCroatia22.6Saudi Arabia: 22.4 % of GDPSaudi Arabia22.4Israel: 22.1 % of GDPIsrael22.1São Tomé and Príncipe: 22 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe22Greece: 21 % of GDPGreece21Canada: 20.7 % of GDPCanada20.7Norway: 20.7 % of GDPNorway20.7Austria: 20.2 % of GDPAustria20.2Brunei: 20.2 % of GDPBrunei20.2Serbia: 20.1 % of GDPSerbia20.1Montenegro: 20 % of GDPMontenegro20Timor-Leste: 62.3 % of GDPTimor-Leste62.3Kiribati: 56.2 % of GDPKiribati56.2Marshall Islands: 54.9 % of GDPMarshall Islands54.9Greenland: 47.9 % of GDPGreenland47.9Lesotho: 40.6 % of GDPLesotho40.6Palau: 32.6 % of GDPPalau32.6Cuba: 32.4 % of GDPCuba32.4French Polynesia: 32.3 % of GDPFrench Polynesia32.3Libya: 31.7 % of GDPLibya31.7Botswana: 31.1 % of GDPBotswana31.1Solomon Islands: 30.6 % of GDPSolomon Islands30.6Faroe Islands: 30.4 % of GDPFaroe Islands30.4Namibia: 27.9 % of GDPNamibia27.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 27.9 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands27.9Seychelles: 26.5 % of GDPSeychelles26.5Sweden: 26.3 % of GDPSweden26.3Aruba: 26.2 % of GDPAruba26.2Denmark: 26 % of GDPDenmark26Netherlands: 25.7 % of GDPNetherlands25.7Palestine: 25 % of GDPPalestine25Iceland: 24.9 % of GDPIceland24.9Burundi: 24.7 % of GDPBurundi24.7Finland: 24.7 % of GDPFinland24.7France: 24.4 % of GDPFrance24.4Belgium: 24.2 % of GDPBelgium24.2New Caledonia: 24.2 % of GDPNew Caledonia24.2Angola: 23.2 % of GDPAngola23.2Mozambique: 23.2 % of GDPMozambique23.2Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina22.8Croatia: 22.6 % of GDPCroatia22.6Saudi Arabia: 22.4 % of GDPSaudi Arabia22.4Israel: 22.1 % of GDPIsrael22.1São Tomé and Príncipe: 22 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe22Greece: 21 % of GDPGreece21Canada: 20.7 % of GDPCanada20.7Norway: 20.7 % of GDPNorway20.7Austria: 20.2 % of GDPAustria20.2Brunei: 20.2 % of GDPBrunei20.2Serbia: 20.1 % of GDPSerbia20.1Montenegro: 20 % of GDPMontenegro20
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
% of GDP		Change on 2012
1Timor-Leste62.3-21.9 pts
2Kiribati56.2-2.5 pts
3Marshall Islands54.9-0.1 pts
4Greenland47.9+2.1 pts
5Lesotho40.6+1 pts
6Palau32.6-0.2 pts
7Cuba32.4+0.5 pts
8French Polynesia32.3-0.7 pts
9Libya31.7+7.3 pts
10Botswana31.1-0.8 pts
11Solomon Islands30.6+5.1 pts
12Faroe Islands30.4-1.4 pts
13Namibia27.9+3 pts
14U.S. Virgin Islands27.9+2.8 pts
15Seychelles26.5-0.9 pts
16Sweden26.3+0.5 pts
17Aruba26.20 pts
18Denmark26-0.6 pts
19Netherlands25.7-0.2 pts
20Palestine25-0.6 pts
21Iceland24.9-0.4 pts
22Burundi24.7+1.3 pts
23Finland24.7+0.5 pts
24France24.4+0.2 pts
25Belgium24.20 pts
26New Caledonia24.2+0.6 pts
27Angola23.2+4 pts
28Mozambique23.2+3.2 pts
29Bosnia and Herzegovina22.8-0.5 pts
30Croatia22.6-0.1 pts
31Saudi Arabia22.4+2.2 pts
32Israel22.1+0.1 pts
33São Tomé and Príncipe22+0.8 pts
34Greece21-1.6 pts
35Canada20.7-0.4 pts
36Norway20.7+0.3 pts
37Austria20.2+0.1 pts
38Brunei20.2+1.7 pts
39Serbia20.1-1.4 pts
40Montenegro20-1.5 pts
41Tonga20+0.5 pts
42United Kingdom20-0.7 pts
43Italy19.90 pts
44Slovenia19.8-0.7 pts
45Spain19.7-0 pts
46Hungary19.7-0.3 pts
47Czechia19.7+0.3 pts
48Djibouti19.7n/a
49Japan19.6-0.1 pts
50Germany19.6+0.4 pts
51Syria19.1+4.6 pts
52South Africa19.1+0.3 pts
53Fiji18.9+0.2 pts
54Ukraine18.9-0 pts
55Oman18.9+1.8 pts
56Brazil18.9+0.4 pts
57Guinea18.9+4.4 pts
58Eswatini18.9n/a
59Portugal18.8+0.5 pts
60Australia18.8-0.1 pts
61Cape Verde18.8+0.2 pts
62New Zealand18.7-0.6 pts
63Cyprus18.7-0.4 pts
64Slovakia18.7+0.2 pts
65Russia18.7+0.7 pts
66Algeria18.5-1.2 pts
67Kyrgyzstan18.4-1.7 pts
68Zimbabwe18.4-1.6 pts
69Estonia18.4+0.4 pts
70Bhutan18.4-1.9 pts
71Poland18.3+0.3 pts
72Morocco18.3+0.1 pts
73Malta18-1.2 pts
74Latvia17.8+0.6 pts
75North Macedonia17.5-1.1 pts
76Iraq17.5+0.9 pts
77Central African Republic17.4+6.4 pts
78Tunisia17.3+0.6 pts
79Costa Rica17.1+0.3 pts
80Bulgaria17.1+1.3 pts
81Laos17.1+3.7 pts
82Ireland16.9-1.3 pts
83Argentina16.8+0.2 pts
84Lithuania16.8-0.8 pts
85Honduras16.7+0.5 pts
86Belize16.5+0.4 pts
87Kuwait16.4+1.3 pts
88Thailand16.40 pts
89Luxembourg16.40 pts
90El Salvador16.3+0.5 pts
91China15.90 pts
92Madagascar15.6+0.6 pts
93Equatorial Guinea15.5+3.9 pts
94Moldova15.3-1.4 pts
95Niger15.3+0.2 pts
96Guinea-Bissau15.1-0.2 pts
97United States15-0.5 pts
98Bahrain15+0.1 pts
99Burkina Faso14.7+0.4 pts
100Georgia14.6+0.6 pts
101Senegal14.60 pts
102Samoa14.6+0.2 pts
103Qatar14.6+2.3 pts
104Mali14.5+1.1 pts
105Gabon14.5+0.4 pts
106Romania14.3+0.5 pts
107Türkiye14.3-0.2 pts
108South Korea14.3+0.3 pts
109Ecuador14.2+0.5 pts
110Democratic Republic of the Congo14.2+2.7 pts
111Mauritius14.2+1 pts
112Curaçao14.2-1.9 pts
113Colombia14.1+0.6 pts
114Republic of the Congo14.1+0.3 pts
115Bolivia13.8+0.4 pts
116Vanuatu13.8-2.3 pts
117Nicaragua13.8+0.2 pts
118Malaysia13.7-0.1 pts
119Bermuda13.7-0.5 pts
120Uruguay13.5+0.2 pts
121Mongolia13.5-0.1 pts
122Belarus13.4-0.1 pts
123Tajikistan13.3+0.5 pts
124Yemen13.1-1.4 pts
125Rwanda13-0.1 pts
126Iran13-0.4 pts
127Lebanon12.9-0.7 pts
128Chile12.8+0.5 pts
129Togo12.4+0.8 pts
130Cameroon12.30 pts
131Zambia12.2+0.3 pts
132Armenia11.9+1 pts
133Kenya11.8-0.4 pts
134Uzbekistan11.8+0.7 pts
135Albania11.80 pts
136Bahamas11.7-1.4 pts
137Mexico11.7+0.3 pts
138Mauritania11.7-0.4 pts
139Switzerland11.6+0.1 pts
140Peru11.5+0.6 pts
141Chad11.4-0.1 pts
142Egypt11.4+0.2 pts
143Paraguay11.3-0.4 pts
144Guatemala11.3+0.8 pts
145Benin11-0.1 pts
146Vietnam10.9+0.5 pts
147Philippines10.80 pts
148Dominican Republic10.5+0.6 pts
149United Arab Emirates10.5+1.2 pts
150Puerto Rico10.3-0.3 pts
151India10.3-0.4 pts
152Azerbaijan10.3-0.2 pts
153Panama10.3-0.2 pts
154Pakistan10.3+0.2 pts
155Kazakhstan10.2-1.3 pts
156Tanzania10-0.4 pts
157Singapore9.7+0.9 pts
158Indonesia9.5+0.3 pts
159Comoros9.3-0.7 pts
160Hong Kong9.3+0.2 pts
161Gambia9.3+0.5 pts
162Ethiopia9+0.7 pts
163Ghana8.8-3 pts
164Nepal7.5-0.4 pts
165Haiti7.2-0.2 pts
166Uganda7.1-0.5 pts
167Macao6.5-0.4 pts
168Sudan6.4-0.1 pts
169Turkmenistan6.1+0.1 pts
170Sierra Leone6-0.7 pts
171Cambodia5.8-0.1 pts
172Somalia5.4+1.4 pts
173Bangladesh5.1+0.1 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. 14 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Timor-Leste, with 62.3% of GDP in 2013, according to the World Bank.

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