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Countries by general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP

Kiribati had the highest general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP of 177 countries in 2016, at 59.4% of GDP. Cambodia had the lowest, at 5.3% of GDP. The median was 16.5% of GDP and the figure for the World was 16.7% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest59.4Kiribati
Lowest5.3Cambodia
Median16.5177 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 11.7 % of GDPAlbania: 12.1 % of GDPArmenia: 13.5 % of GDPAngola: 14.6 % of GDPArgentina: 17.7 % of GDPAustria: 20 % of GDPAustralia: 19.9 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 12.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 20.9 % of GDPBangladesh: 5.9 % of GDPBelgium: 23.3 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 16.5 % of GDPBulgaria: 15.6 % of GDPBurundi: 23.7 % of GDPBenin: 10.3 % of GDPBrunei: 26.2 % of GDPBolivia: 17.5 % of GDPBrazil: 20.4 % of GDPBahamas: 10.7 % of GDPBhutan: 18.1 % of GDPBotswana: 28.5 % of GDPBelarus: 15.7 % of GDPBelize: 18.1 % of GDPCanada: 21 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 18 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 14.4 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 21.3 % of GDPSwitzerland: 11.7 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 9.9 % of GDPChile: 14.3 % of GDPCameroon: 12.1 % of GDPChina: 16.4 % of GDPColombia: 14.5 % of GDPCosta Rica: 16.7 % of GDPCuba: 31.9 % of GDPCape Verde: 19.8 % of GDPCyprus: 15.5 % of GDPCzechia: 18.9 % of GDPGermany: 19.8 % of GDPDjibouti: 22.2 % of GDPDenmark: 25 % of GDPDominican Republic: 10.3 % of GDPAlgeria: 20 % of GDPEcuador: 15.7 % of GDPEstonia: 19.3 % of GDPEgypt: 11.4 % of GDPSpain: 18.9 % of GDPEthiopia: 11.1 % of GDPFinland: 23.9 % of GDPFiji: 18.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 27.7 % of GDPFrance: 24.1 % of GDPGabon: 14.6 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 19 % of GDPGeorgia: 15.2 % of GDPGhana: 7.9 % of GDPGreenland: 42.3 % of GDPGambia: 8.4 % of GDPGuinea: 16.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 25.3 % of GDPGreece: 20.7 % of GDPGuatemala: 10.4 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 16.5 % of GDPHong Kong: 10 % of GDPHonduras: 14.1 % of GDPCroatia: 22 % of GDPHaiti: 8.2 % of GDPHungary: 19.9 % of GDPIndonesia: 9.5 % of GDPIreland: 12.5 % of GDPIsrael: 22 % of GDPIndia: 10.3 % of GDPIraq: 18.4 % of GDPIran: 15.1 % of GDPIceland: 23.4 % of GDPItaly: 19.1 % of GDPJapan: 19.2 % of GDPKenya: 12.6 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 17.4 % of GDPCambodia: 5.3 % of GDPKiribati: 59.4 % of GDPSouth Korea: 14.4 % of GDPKuwait: 25.7 % of GDPKazakhstan: 11.6 % of GDPLaos: 14 % of GDPLebanon: 13 % of GDPSri Lanka: 8.2 % of GDPLesotho: 39.6 % of GDPLithuania: 17 % of GDPLuxembourg: 15.7 % of GDPLatvia: 18 % of GDPLibya: 48.4 % of GDPMorocco: 18.4 % of GDPMoldova: 14.4 % of GDPMontenegro: 20.5 % of GDPMadagascar: 14.8 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 15.4 % of GDPMali: 14.2 % of GDPMongolia: 16 % of GDPMauritania: 13.4 % of GDPMauritius: 14.7 % of GDPMexico: 11.6 % of GDPMalaysia: 12.6 % of GDPMozambique: 26.1 % of GDPNamibia: 27 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 24.5 % of GDPNiger: 14.6 % of GDPNicaragua: 14.5 % of GDPNetherlands: 24.5 % of GDPNorway: 23.6 % of GDPNepal: 7.9 % of GDPNew Zealand: 18.1 % of GDPOman: 26.1 % of GDPPanama: 10.5 % of GDPPeru: 13.2 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 31.2 % of GDPPhilippines: 11.3 % of GDPPakistan: 10.6 % of GDPPoland: 17.8 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8.2 % of GDPPalestine: 23.5 % of GDPPortugal: 17.6 % of GDPPalau: 28.4 % of GDPParaguay: 11.4 % of GDPQatar: 19.5 % of GDPRomania: 15.3 % of GDPSerbia: 17.5 % of GDPRussia: 18.5 % of GDPRwanda: 15.2 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 24.8 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 29.1 % of GDPSudan: 5.6 % of GDPSweden: 26.5 % of GDPSingapore: 10.2 % of GDPSlovenia: 19.2 % of GDPSlovakia: 19.4 % of GDPSierra Leone: 7.8 % of GDPSenegal: 14 % of GDPSomalia: 5.9 % of GDPEl Salvador: 16.3 % of GDPSyria: 16.7 % of GDPEswatini: 24.6 % of GDPChad: 10.8 % of GDPTogo: 15.5 % of GDPThailand: 16.9 % of GDPTajikistan: 11.8 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 55.6 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 9 % of GDPTunisia: 18.7 % of GDPTürkiye: 14.6 % of GDPTanzania: 9.1 % of GDPUkraine: 18.6 % of GDPUganda: 7.4 % of GDPUnited States: 14.1 % of GDPUruguay: 15.9 % of GDPUzbekistan: 12.4 % of GDPVietnam: 10.4 % of GDPVanuatu: 12.8 % of GDPSamoa: 12.6 % of GDPYemen: 8.6 % of GDPSouth Africa: 19.3 % of GDPZambia: 16.1 % of GDPZimbabwe: 18.1 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2016. 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, 2016

Kiribati: 59.4 % of GDPKiribati59.4Marshall Islands: 56.4 % of GDPMarshall Islands56.4Timor-Leste: 55.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste55.6Libya: 48.4 % of GDPLibya48.4Greenland: 42.3 % of GDPGreenland42.3Lesotho: 39.6 % of GDPLesotho39.6Cuba: 31.9 % of GDPCuba31.9French Polynesia: 31.2 % of GDPFrench Polynesia31.2Solomon Islands: 29.1 % of GDPSolomon Islands29.1Botswana: 28.5 % of GDPBotswana28.5Palau: 28.4 % of GDPPalau28.4Faroe Islands: 27.7 % of GDPFaroe Islands27.7U.S. Virgin Islands: 27.6 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands27.6Namibia: 27 % of GDPNamibia27Sweden: 26.5 % of GDPSweden26.5Brunei: 26.2 % of GDPBrunei26.2Oman: 26.1 % of GDPOman26.1Mozambique: 26.1 % of GDPMozambique26.1Kuwait: 25.7 % of GDPKuwait25.7Equatorial Guinea: 25.3 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea25.3Denmark: 25 % of GDPDenmark25Saudi Arabia: 24.8 % of GDPSaudi Arabia24.8Eswatini: 24.6 % of GDPEswatini24.6Netherlands: 24.5 % of GDPNetherlands24.5New Caledonia: 24.5 % of GDPNew Caledonia24.5France: 24.1 % of GDPFrance24.1Finland: 23.9 % of GDPFinland23.9Burundi: 23.7 % of GDPBurundi23.7Norway: 23.6 % of GDPNorway23.6Palestine: 23.5 % of GDPPalestine23.5Aruba: 23.5 % of GDPAruba23.5Iceland: 23.4 % of GDPIceland23.4Belgium: 23.3 % of GDPBelgium23.3Seychelles: 22.4 % of GDPSeychelles22.4Djibouti: 22.2 % of GDPDjibouti22.2Croatia: 22 % of GDPCroatia22Israel: 22 % of GDPIsrael22Republic of the Congo: 21.3 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo21.3Canada: 21 % of GDPCanada21Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.9 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina20.9Kiribati: 59.4 % of GDPKiribati59.4Marshall Islands: 56.4 % of GDPMarshall Islands56.4Timor-Leste: 55.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste55.6Libya: 48.4 % of GDPLibya48.4Greenland: 42.3 % of GDPGreenland42.3Lesotho: 39.6 % of GDPLesotho39.6Cuba: 31.9 % of GDPCuba31.9French Polynesia: 31.2 % of GDPFrench Polynesia31.2Solomon Islands: 29.1 % of GDPSolomon Islands29.1Botswana: 28.5 % of GDPBotswana28.5Palau: 28.4 % of GDPPalau28.4Faroe Islands: 27.7 % of GDPFaroe Islands27.7U.S. Virgin Islands: 27.6 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands27.6Namibia: 27 % of GDPNamibia27Sweden: 26.5 % of GDPSweden26.5Brunei: 26.2 % of GDPBrunei26.2Oman: 26.1 % of GDPOman26.1Mozambique: 26.1 % of GDPMozambique26.1Kuwait: 25.7 % of GDPKuwait25.7Equatorial Guinea: 25.3 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea25.3Denmark: 25 % of GDPDenmark25Saudi Arabia: 24.8 % of GDPSaudi Arabia24.8Eswatini: 24.6 % of GDPEswatini24.6Netherlands: 24.5 % of GDPNetherlands24.5New Caledonia: 24.5 % of GDPNew Caledonia24.5France: 24.1 % of GDPFrance24.1Finland: 23.9 % of GDPFinland23.9Burundi: 23.7 % of GDPBurundi23.7Norway: 23.6 % of GDPNorway23.6Palestine: 23.5 % of GDPPalestine23.5Aruba: 23.5 % of GDPAruba23.5Iceland: 23.4 % of GDPIceland23.4Belgium: 23.3 % of GDPBelgium23.3Seychelles: 22.4 % of GDPSeychelles22.4Djibouti: 22.2 % of GDPDjibouti22.2Croatia: 22 % of GDPCroatia22Israel: 22 % of GDPIsrael22Republic of the Congo: 21.3 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo21.3Canada: 21 % of GDPCanada21Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.9 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina20.9
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
% of GDP		Change on 2015
1Kiribati59.4+3.8 pts
2Marshall Islands56.4+0.2 pts
3Timor-Leste55.6-3.3 pts
4Libya48.4-2.4 pts
5Greenland42.3-1.9 pts
6Lesotho39.6+2.7 pts
7Cuba31.9-0.3 pts
8French Polynesia31.2+0.1 pts
9Solomon Islands29.1-0.5 pts
10Botswana28.5-3.2 pts
11Palau28.4+0.1 pts
12Faroe Islands27.7-0.6 pts
13U.S. Virgin Islands27.6-0.7 pts
14Namibia27-0.2 pts
15Sweden26.5+0.6 pts
16Brunei26.2+1.2 pts
17Oman26.1+1.5 pts
18Mozambique26.1+0.6 pts
19Kuwait25.7+1.5 pts
20Equatorial Guinea25.3+3.4 pts
21Denmark25-0.6 pts
22Saudi Arabia24.8-4.1 pts
23Eswatini24.6+1.9 pts
24Netherlands24.5-0.4 pts
25New Caledonia24.5+0.6 pts
26France24.10 pts
27Finland23.9-0.7 pts
28Burundi23.7-1.1 pts
29Norway23.6+1 pts
30Palestine23.5-1.5 pts
31Aruba23.5+0.2 pts
32Iceland23.4-0.5 pts
33Belgium23.3-0.4 pts
34Seychelles22.4+0.1 pts
35Djibouti22.2+2.3 pts
36Croatia22-0.5 pts
37Israel22-0 pts
38Republic of the Congo21.3+2 pts
39Canada21+0.2 pts
40Bosnia and Herzegovina20.9-1.1 pts
41Greece20.7-0.1 pts
42Tonga20.6-0.7 pts
43Montenegro20.50 pts
44Brazil20.4+0.6 pts
45Algeria20-0.5 pts
46Austria20-0.2 pts
47Australia19.9+0.8 pts
48Hungary19.9+0.2 pts
49Germany19.8+0.2 pts
50Cape Verde19.8-0.4 pts
51San Marino19.7-0.3 pts
52Qatar19.5-0.7 pts
53Slovakia19.4+0.4 pts
54Estonia19.3+0.1 pts
55South Africa19.3+0.3 pts
56Slovenia19.2+0.3 pts
57Japan19.20 pts
58Italy19.1-0 pts
59United Kingdom19-0.3 pts
60Fiji18.9-1.2 pts
61Czechia18.9-0 pts
62Spain18.9-0.4 pts
63São Tomé and Príncipe18.8-3.8 pts
64Tunisia18.7+0.8 pts
65Ukraine18.6-0.3 pts
66Russia18.5+0.7 pts
67Iraq18.4-0.3 pts
68Morocco18.4+0.2 pts
69New Zealand18.1-0.4 pts
70Zimbabwe18.1-0.8 pts
71Belize18.1+0.9 pts
72Bhutan18.1-1 pts
73Latvia18-0.2 pts
74Democratic Republic of the Congo18+0.7 pts
75Poland17.8-0.1 pts
76Maldives17.7-0.4 pts
77Argentina17.7-0.4 pts
78Portugal17.6-0.3 pts
79Serbia17.5-0.8 pts
80Bolivia17.5-0 pts
81Kyrgyzstan17.4-0.3 pts
82Lithuania17-0.2 pts
83Malta16.90 pts
84Guinea16.9-2.6 pts
85Thailand16.9-0.3 pts
86Syria16.70 pts
87Costa Rica16.7-0.3 pts
88Burkina Faso16.5+0.6 pts
89Guinea-Bissau16.5+0.1 pts
90China16.4+0.1 pts
91El Salvador16.3-0.2 pts
92Bahrain16.3-0.6 pts
93Zambia16.1+1.3 pts
94Curaçao16.1+0.3 pts
95Mongolia16+1.1 pts
96Uruguay15.9+2.1 pts
97Ecuador15.7+0.3 pts
98Luxembourg15.7-0.3 pts
99Belarus15.7+0.7 pts
100Bulgaria15.6-0.5 pts
101Cyprus15.5-1.1 pts
102Togo15.5+2.5 pts
103North Macedonia15.4-1.5 pts
104Romania15.3+1.4 pts
105Rwanda15.2+1.2 pts
106Georgia15.2+0.6 pts
107Iran15.1-0.5 pts
108Madagascar14.8-0.4 pts
109Mauritius14.7+0.7 pts
110Gabon14.6-0.2 pts
111Türkiye14.6+1.1 pts
112Niger14.6-1.9 pts
113Angola14.6-3 pts
114Colombia14.5-0.3 pts
115Nicaragua14.5+0.4 pts
116South Korea14.4+0.1 pts
117Central African Republic14.4-0.4 pts
118Moldova14.4+0.7 pts
119Chile14.3+0.8 pts
120Mali14.2-0.2 pts
121Honduras14.1-0.2 pts
122United States14.1-0.1 pts
123Senegal14-0.3 pts
124Laos14-1.1 pts
125Armenia13.5+0.3 pts
126Mauritania13.4-1.2 pts
127Peru13.2+0.2 pts
128Lebanon13+0.5 pts
129Azerbaijan12.8+0.4 pts
130Vanuatu12.8-1.3 pts
131Kenya12.6-0.1 pts
132Samoa12.6-2.6 pts
133Malaysia12.6-0.5 pts
134Ireland12.5+0.4 pts
135Uzbekistan12.4+0.4 pts
136Bermuda12.1-0.4 pts
137Cameroon12.1-0.1 pts
138Albania12.1+0.4 pts
139Tajikistan11.8+0.2 pts
140United Arab Emirates11.7+0.1 pts
141Switzerland11.70 pts
142Kazakhstan11.6-0 pts
143Mexico11.6-0.3 pts
144Egypt11.4-0.3 pts
145Paraguay11.4-0.4 pts
146Philippines11.3+0.3 pts
147Ethiopia11.1+2 pts
148Chad10.8+3.8 pts
149Bahamas10.7-0.6 pts
150Comoros10.60 pts
151Pakistan10.6+0.8 pts
152Panama10.5+0.7 pts
153Guatemala10.4-0.6 pts
154Macao10.4+0.7 pts
155Vietnam10.4-0.3 pts
156Dominican Republic10.30 pts
157India10.3-0.1 pts
158Benin10.3-1.1 pts
159Singapore10.20 pts
160Hong Kong10+0.3 pts
161Côte d’Ivoire9.9+0.5 pts
162Indonesia9.5-0.2 pts
163Tanzania9.1-0.9 pts
164Turkmenistan9-0.6 pts
165Yemen8.6-2 pts
166Gambia8.4+0.1 pts
167Puerto Rico8.2-0.6 pts
168Haiti8.2-0 pts
169Sri Lanka8.2-0.7 pts
170Nepal7.9-0.9 pts
171Ghana7.9+0.2 pts
172Sierra Leone7.8+1.1 pts
173Uganda7.4-1.6 pts
174Somalia5.9+0.6 pts
175Bangladesh5.9+0.5 pts
176Sudan5.6-0.6 pts
177Cambodia5.3-0.1 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. 10 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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