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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 177 countries in 2015, at 58.9% of GDP. Somalia had the lowest, at 5.3% of GDP. The median was 16.9% of GDP and the figure for the World was 16.7% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest58.9Timor-Leste
Lowest5.3Somalia
Median16.9177 countries
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Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 11.7 % of GDPAlbania: 11.7 % of GDPArmenia: 13.1 % of GDPAngola: 17.5 % of GDPArgentina: 18.1 % of GDPAustria: 20.1 % of GDPAustralia: 19.1 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 12.4 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 22 % of GDPBangladesh: 5.4 % of GDPBelgium: 23.7 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 15.9 % of GDPBulgaria: 16.1 % of GDPBurundi: 24.8 % of GDPBenin: 11.4 % of GDPBrunei: 25.1 % of GDPBolivia: 17.5 % of GDPBrazil: 19.8 % of GDPBahamas: 11.4 % of GDPBhutan: 19.1 % of GDPBotswana: 31.6 % of GDPBelarus: 14.9 % of GDPBelize: 17.2 % of GDPCanada: 20.9 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 17.3 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 14.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 19.3 % of GDPSwitzerland: 11.7 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 9.3 % of GDPChile: 13.6 % of GDPCameroon: 12.3 % of GDPChina: 16.3 % of GDPColombia: 14.8 % of GDPCosta Rica: 17 % of GDPCuba: 32.2 % of GDPCape Verde: 20.3 % of GDPCyprus: 16.6 % of GDPCzechia: 18.9 % of GDPGermany: 19.6 % of GDPDjibouti: 19.9 % of GDPDenmark: 25.6 % of GDPDominican Republic: 10.3 % of GDPAlgeria: 20.5 % of GDPEcuador: 15.4 % of GDPEstonia: 19.2 % of GDPEgypt: 11.8 % of GDPSpain: 19.3 % of GDPEthiopia: 9 % of GDPFinland: 24.6 % of GDPFiji: 20.2 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 28.3 % of GDPFrance: 24.1 % of GDPGabon: 14.8 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 19.3 % of GDPGeorgia: 14.6 % of GDPGhana: 7.7 % of GDPGreenland: 44.2 % of GDPGambia: 8.3 % of GDPGuinea: 19.5 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 21.9 % of GDPGreece: 20.8 % of GDPGuatemala: 11.1 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 16.4 % of GDPHong Kong: 9.6 % of GDPHonduras: 14.3 % of GDPCroatia: 22.5 % of GDPHaiti: 8.3 % of GDPHungary: 19.7 % of GDPIndonesia: 9.7 % of GDPIreland: 12.1 % of GDPIsrael: 22 % of GDPIndia: 10.4 % of GDPIraq: 18.7 % of GDPIran: 15.6 % of GDPIceland: 23.9 % of GDPItaly: 19.2 % of GDPJapan: 19.2 % of GDPKenya: 12.7 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 17.8 % of GDPCambodia: 5.5 % of GDPKiribati: 55.6 % of GDPSouth Korea: 14.3 % of GDPKuwait: 24.2 % of GDPKazakhstan: 11.6 % of GDPLaos: 15.1 % of GDPLebanon: 12.5 % of GDPSri Lanka: 8.9 % of GDPLesotho: 36.9 % of GDPLithuania: 17.1 % of GDPLuxembourg: 16 % of GDPLatvia: 18.2 % of GDPLibya: 50.8 % of GDPMorocco: 18.2 % of GDPMoldova: 13.7 % of GDPMontenegro: 20.5 % of GDPMadagascar: 15.1 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 17 % of GDPMali: 14.4 % of GDPMongolia: 14.9 % of GDPMauritania: 14.6 % of GDPMauritius: 14 % of GDPMexico: 11.9 % of GDPMalaysia: 13.1 % of GDPMozambique: 25.5 % of GDPNamibia: 27.2 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 23.8 % of GDPNiger: 16.5 % of GDPNicaragua: 14.1 % of GDPNetherlands: 24.9 % of GDPNorway: 22.6 % of GDPNepal: 8.8 % of GDPNew Zealand: 18.5 % of GDPOman: 24.6 % of GDPPanama: 9.9 % of GDPPeru: 13 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 31.1 % of GDPPhilippines: 10.9 % of GDPPakistan: 9.8 % of GDPPoland: 17.9 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8.8 % of GDPPalestine: 25 % of GDPPortugal: 17.9 % of GDPPalau: 28.3 % of GDPParaguay: 11.8 % of GDPQatar: 20.2 % of GDPRomania: 13.9 % of GDPSerbia: 18.3 % of GDPRussia: 17.8 % of GDPRwanda: 14 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 28.9 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 29.6 % of GDPSudan: 6.2 % of GDPSweden: 25.9 % of GDPSingapore: 10.2 % of GDPSlovenia: 19 % of GDPSlovakia: 19 % of GDPSierra Leone: 6.8 % of GDPSenegal: 14.3 % of GDPSomalia: 5.3 % of GDPEl Salvador: 16.5 % of GDPSyria: 16.7 % of GDPEswatini: 22.7 % of GDPChad: 7 % of GDPTogo: 13 % of GDPThailand: 17.1 % of GDPTajikistan: 11.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 58.9 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 9.6 % of GDPTunisia: 17.9 % of GDPTürkiye: 13.5 % of GDPTanzania: 9.9 % of GDPUkraine: 18.9 % of GDPUganda: 9 % of GDPUnited States: 14.2 % of GDPUruguay: 13.8 % of GDPUzbekistan: 12 % of GDPVietnam: 10.7 % of GDPVanuatu: 14.1 % of GDPSamoa: 15.2 % of GDPYemen: 10.6 % of GDPSouth Africa: 19 % of GDPZambia: 14.8 % of GDPZimbabwe: 18.9 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2015. 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, 2015

Timor-Leste: 58.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste58.9Marshall Islands: 56.2 % of GDPMarshall Islands56.2Kiribati: 55.6 % of GDPKiribati55.6Libya: 50.8 % of GDPLibya50.8Greenland: 44.2 % of GDPGreenland44.2Lesotho: 36.9 % of GDPLesotho36.9Cuba: 32.2 % of GDPCuba32.2Botswana: 31.6 % of GDPBotswana31.6French Polynesia: 31.1 % of GDPFrench Polynesia31.1Solomon Islands: 29.6 % of GDPSolomon Islands29.6Saudi Arabia: 28.9 % of GDPSaudi Arabia28.9Faroe Islands: 28.3 % of GDPFaroe Islands28.3Palau: 28.3 % of GDPPalau28.3U.S. Virgin Islands: 28.3 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands28.3Namibia: 27.2 % of GDPNamibia27.2Sweden: 25.9 % of GDPSweden25.9Denmark: 25.6 % of GDPDenmark25.6Mozambique: 25.5 % of GDPMozambique25.5Brunei: 25.1 % of GDPBrunei25.1Palestine: 25 % of GDPPalestine25Netherlands: 24.9 % of GDPNetherlands24.9Burundi: 24.8 % of GDPBurundi24.8Oman: 24.6 % of GDPOman24.6Finland: 24.6 % of GDPFinland24.6Kuwait: 24.2 % of GDPKuwait24.2France: 24.1 % of GDPFrance24.1Iceland: 23.9 % of GDPIceland23.9New Caledonia: 23.8 % of GDPNew Caledonia23.8Belgium: 23.7 % of GDPBelgium23.7Aruba: 23.3 % of GDPAruba23.3Eswatini: 22.7 % of GDPEswatini22.7São Tomé and Príncipe: 22.7 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe22.7Norway: 22.6 % of GDPNorway22.6Croatia: 22.5 % of GDPCroatia22.5Seychelles: 22.3 % of GDPSeychelles22.3Israel: 22 % of GDPIsrael22Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina22Equatorial Guinea: 21.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea21.9Tonga: 21.3 % of GDPTonga21.3Canada: 20.9 % of GDPCanada20.9Timor-Leste: 58.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste58.9Marshall Islands: 56.2 % of GDPMarshall Islands56.2Kiribati: 55.6 % of GDPKiribati55.6Libya: 50.8 % of GDPLibya50.8Greenland: 44.2 % of GDPGreenland44.2Lesotho: 36.9 % of GDPLesotho36.9Cuba: 32.2 % of GDPCuba32.2Botswana: 31.6 % of GDPBotswana31.6French Polynesia: 31.1 % of GDPFrench Polynesia31.1Solomon Islands: 29.6 % of GDPSolomon Islands29.6Saudi Arabia: 28.9 % of GDPSaudi Arabia28.9Faroe Islands: 28.3 % of GDPFaroe Islands28.3Palau: 28.3 % of GDPPalau28.3U.S. Virgin Islands: 28.3 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands28.3Namibia: 27.2 % of GDPNamibia27.2Sweden: 25.9 % of GDPSweden25.9Denmark: 25.6 % of GDPDenmark25.6Mozambique: 25.5 % of GDPMozambique25.5Brunei: 25.1 % of GDPBrunei25.1Palestine: 25 % of GDPPalestine25Netherlands: 24.9 % of GDPNetherlands24.9Burundi: 24.8 % of GDPBurundi24.8Oman: 24.6 % of GDPOman24.6Finland: 24.6 % of GDPFinland24.6Kuwait: 24.2 % of GDPKuwait24.2France: 24.1 % of GDPFrance24.1Iceland: 23.9 % of GDPIceland23.9New Caledonia: 23.8 % of GDPNew Caledonia23.8Belgium: 23.7 % of GDPBelgium23.7Aruba: 23.3 % of GDPAruba23.3Eswatini: 22.7 % of GDPEswatini22.7São Tomé and Príncipe: 22.7 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe22.7Norway: 22.6 % of GDPNorway22.6Croatia: 22.5 % of GDPCroatia22.5Seychelles: 22.3 % of GDPSeychelles22.3Israel: 22 % of GDPIsrael22Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina22Equatorial Guinea: 21.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea21.9Tonga: 21.3 % of GDPTonga21.3Canada: 20.9 % of GDPCanada20.9
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
% of GDP		Change on 2014
1Timor-Leste58.9-6.7 pts
2Marshall Islands56.2+3.1 pts
3Kiribati55.6-8.3 pts
4Libya50.8+8.2 pts
5Greenland44.2-1.6 pts
6Lesotho36.9-1.9 pts
7Cuba32.2-0.2 pts
8Botswana31.6+2.4 pts
9French Polynesia31.1-0.3 pts
10Solomon Islands29.6-1 pts
11Saudi Arabia28.9+3.3 pts
12Faroe Islands28.3-0.6 pts
13Palau28.3-3.2 pts
14U.S. Virgin Islands28.3-1.1 pts
15Namibia27.2-0.5 pts
16Sweden25.9-0.4 pts
17Denmark25.6-0.3 pts
18Mozambique25.5-0.6 pts
19Brunei25.1+3.6 pts
20Palestine25-0.2 pts
21Netherlands24.9-0.8 pts
22Burundi24.8-1.1 pts
23Oman24.6+3 pts
24Finland24.6-0.1 pts
25Kuwait24.2+6.4 pts
26France24.1-0.3 pts
27Iceland23.9-0.7 pts
28New Caledonia23.8+0.4 pts
29Belgium23.7-0.4 pts
30Aruba23.3-1.6 pts
31Eswatini22.7+3 pts
32São Tomé and Príncipe22.7+0.9 pts
33Norway22.6+1.3 pts
34Croatia22.5-0.6 pts
35Seychelles22.3+0.4 pts
36Israel22-0 pts
37Bosnia and Herzegovina22-0.9 pts
38Equatorial Guinea21.9+6 pts
39Tonga21.3+1.2 pts
40Canada20.9+0.6 pts
41Greece20.8-0 pts
42Algeria20.5+1.5 pts
43Montenegro20.5+0.3 pts
44Cape Verde20.3+0.5 pts
45Qatar20.2+4.8 pts
46Fiji20.2+0.2 pts
47Austria20.1-0 pts
48San Marino20n/a
49Djibouti19.9+0.9 pts
50Brazil19.8+0.6 pts
51Hungary19.7-0.3 pts
52Germany19.6+0.1 pts
53Guinea19.5+1.7 pts
54United Kingdom19.3-0.3 pts
55Republic of the Congo19.3+2.6 pts
56Spain19.3-0.2 pts
57Estonia19.2+0.8 pts
58Italy19.2-0.5 pts
59Japan19.2-0.4 pts
60Bhutan19.1+1 pts
61Australia19.1+0.4 pts
62Slovakia19+0.2 pts
63South Africa19-0.3 pts
64Slovenia19-0.1 pts
65Ukraine18.9+0.3 pts
66Czechia18.9-0.4 pts
67Zimbabwe18.9-0.7 pts
68Iraq18.7+0.7 pts
69New Zealand18.5-0.3 pts
70Serbia18.3-1.6 pts
71Latvia18.2+0.1 pts
72Morocco18.2-0.9 pts
73Argentina18.1+1.1 pts
74Maldives18.1-0.7 pts
75Tunisia17.9+0.6 pts
76Poland17.9-0.3 pts
77Portugal17.9-0.5 pts
78Russia17.8-0.3 pts
79Kyrgyzstan17.8+0.3 pts
80Angola17.5-1.7 pts
81Bolivia17.5+2.8 pts
82Democratic Republic of the Congo17.3+1.9 pts
83Belize17.2+0.9 pts
84Lithuania17.1+0.5 pts
85Thailand17.1+0.2 pts
86North Macedonia17-0.1 pts
87Costa Rica17-0.1 pts
88Malta16.9-0.9 pts
89Bahrain16.9+1.4 pts
90Syria16.7-2.9 pts
91Cyprus16.6-0.5 pts
92Niger16.5-1.4 pts
93El Salvador16.5+0.5 pts
94Guinea-Bissau16.4-1 pts
95China16.3+0.4 pts
96Bulgaria16.1-0.7 pts
97Luxembourg16-0.1 pts
98Burkina Faso15.9+0.5 pts
99Curaçao15.7+0.1 pts
100Iran15.6+2.7 pts
101Ecuador15.4+0.6 pts
102Samoa15.2-0.7 pts
103Madagascar15.1-0.7 pts
104Laos15.1-0.1 pts
105Belarus14.9+1.2 pts
106Mongolia14.9+1.9 pts
107Gabon14.8-0 pts
108Colombia14.8+0.6 pts
109Zambia14.8+0.3 pts
110Central African Republic14.8-0.8 pts
111Mauritania14.6+1 pts
112Georgia14.6-0.4 pts
113Mali14.4+0.3 pts
114South Korea14.3-0.1 pts
115Honduras14.3-1 pts
116Senegal14.3-0.4 pts
117United States14.2-0.3 pts
118Vanuatu14.1+1.8 pts
119Nicaragua14.1-0.2 pts
120Rwanda14-0.5 pts
121Mauritius14-0.2 pts
122Romania13.9-0.2 pts
123Uruguay13.8+0.1 pts
124Moldova13.7-0.2 pts
125Chile13.6+0.4 pts
126Türkiye13.5-1.1 pts
127Armenia13.1+1 pts
128Malaysia13.1-0.2 pts
129Togo13+1 pts
130Peru13+0.6 pts
131Kenya12.7+1 pts
132Lebanon12.5-0.2 pts
133Bermuda12.5-0.3 pts
134Azerbaijan12.4+1.5 pts
135Cameroon12.3+0.2 pts
136Ireland12.1-3.9 pts
137Uzbekistan12+0.3 pts
138Mexico11.9+0.1 pts
139Paraguay11.8+0.3 pts
140Egypt11.8-0.1 pts
141Albania11.7-0.6 pts
142Switzerland11.7+0.1 pts
143United Arab Emirates11.7+1.3 pts
144Kazakhstan11.6+0.9 pts
145Tajikistan11.6-2.5 pts
146Benin11.4+1.2 pts
147Bahamas11.4+0.2 pts
148Guatemala11.1-0.2 pts
149Philippines10.9+0.4 pts
150Vietnam10.7+0.3 pts
151Yemen10.6-1.4 pts
152Comoros10.6+0.3 pts
153India10.4-0 pts
154Dominican Republic10.3-0.2 pts
155Singapore10.2+0.6 pts
156Tanzania9.9+0.1 pts
157Panama9.9+0.2 pts
158Pakistan9.8-0.2 pts
159Indonesia9.7+0.3 pts
160Macao9.7+2.6 pts
161Hong Kong9.6+0.2 pts
162Turkmenistan9.6+3 pts
163Côte d’Ivoire9.3n/a
164Ethiopia9-0.2 pts
165Uganda9+1.5 pts
166Sri Lanka8.9n/a
167Nepal8.8+0.8 pts
168Puerto Rico8.8-2 pts
169Gambia8.3-0.5 pts
170Haiti8.3+0.6 pts
171Ghana7.7-0.6 pts
172Chad7-1.7 pts
173Sierra Leone6.8+1.7 pts
174Sudan6.2+0.1 pts
175Cambodia5.5-0.2 pts
176Bangladesh5.4+0.1 pts
177Somalia5.3-0.2 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. 10 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Timor-Leste, with 58.9% of GDP in 2015, according to the World Bank.

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Somalia, with 5.3% of GDP in 2015.

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