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Countries by general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP

The Marshall Islands had the highest general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP of 175 countries in 2021, at 61% of GDP. Lebanon had the lowest, at 2.4% of GDP. The median was 17.3% of GDP and the figure for the World was 17.1% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest61Marshall Islands
Lowest2.4Lebanon
Median17.3175 countries
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Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 14.4 % of GDPAfghanistan: 21.3 % of GDPAlbania: 13 % of GDPArmenia: 13.6 % of GDPAngola: 14.9 % of GDPArgentina: 15.9 % of GDPAustria: 21.8 % of GDPAustralia: 22.4 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 13.9 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 19.4 % of GDPBangladesh: 5.9 % of GDPBelgium: 23.8 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 20.2 % of GDPBulgaria: 18.9 % of GDPBurundi: 24.9 % of GDPBenin: 10.1 % of GDPBrunei: 22.5 % of GDPBolivia: 17 % of GDPBrazil: 18.5 % of GDPBahamas: 17.3 % of GDPBhutan: 22.7 % of GDPBotswana: 31.6 % of GDPBelarus: 16.8 % of GDPBelize: 16.6 % of GDPCanada: 21.4 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 15.4 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 9.1 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 14.9 % of GDPSwitzerland: 12 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 10 % of GDPChile: 14.7 % of GDPCameroon: 12 % of GDPChina: 16.4 % of GDPColombia: 16 % of GDPCosta Rica: 16.4 % of GDPCuba: 33.8 % of GDPCape Verde: 26.6 % of GDPCyprus: 18.8 % of GDPCzechia: 20.9 % of GDPGermany: 22.2 % of GDPDjibouti: 18.1 % of GDPDenmark: 24 % of GDPDominican Republic: 10.5 % of GDPAlgeria: 18.4 % of GDPEcuador: 14.4 % of GDPEstonia: 19.9 % of GDPEgypt: 7.6 % of GDPSpain: 21 % of GDPEthiopia: 8.8 % of GDPFinland: 24.8 % of GDPFiji: 25.4 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 28.5 % of GDPFrance: 24.9 % of GDPGabon: 11.8 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 21.9 % of GDPGeorgia: 14.1 % of GDPGhana: 8 % of GDPGreenland: 44.3 % of GDPGambia: 9.8 % of GDPGuinea: 17.5 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 25.5 % of GDPGreece: 21.6 % of GDPGuatemala: 11.2 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 18.5 % of GDPHong Kong: 12.7 % of GDPHonduras: 15.7 % of GDPCroatia: 23.1 % of GDPHaiti: 7.5 % of GDPHungary: 20.8 % of GDPIndonesia: 9.2 % of GDPIreland: 11.7 % of GDPIsrael: 22.2 % of GDPIndia: 10.5 % of GDPIraq: 17.7 % of GDPIran: 14.1 % of GDPIceland: 27.4 % of GDPItaly: 19.6 % of GDPJapan: 20.5 % of GDPKenya: 12.1 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 16.6 % of GDPCambodia: 6.6 % of GDPKiribati: 53.5 % of GDPSouth Korea: 17 % of GDPKuwait: 25.4 % of GDPKazakhstan: 11.3 % of GDPLebanon: 2.4 % of GDPSri Lanka: 9.5 % of GDPLesotho: 34.7 % of GDPLithuania: 17.6 % of GDPLuxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLatvia: 21.8 % of GDPLibya: 34.6 % of GDPMorocco: 19 % of GDPMoldova: 16.8 % of GDPMontenegro: 20 % of GDPMadagascar: 17.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 15.8 % of GDPMali: 12.5 % of GDPMongolia: 14.9 % of GDPMauritania: 15 % of GDPMauritius: 17 % of GDPMalawi: 20.8 % of GDPMexico: 11.4 % of GDPMalaysia: 12.6 % of GDPMozambique: 18.7 % of GDPNamibia: 25.1 % of GDPNiger: 14.9 % of GDPNicaragua: 15.5 % of GDPNetherlands: 25.4 % of GDPNorway: 21.9 % of GDPNepal: 8.3 % of GDPNew Zealand: 21.1 % of GDPOman: 22.1 % of GDPPanama: 13.7 % of GDPPeru: 13.7 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 33.8 % of GDPPhilippines: 15.6 % of GDPPakistan: 10.9 % of GDPPoland: 18.5 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 7.4 % of GDPPalestine: 23.8 % of GDPPortugal: 18.5 % of GDPPalau: 44.8 % of GDPParaguay: 12 % of GDPQatar: 16.6 % of GDPRomania: 17.8 % of GDPSerbia: 18.8 % of GDPRussia: 17.3 % of GDPRwanda: 17.6 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 21.7 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 24.9 % of GDPSudan: 11 % of GDPSweden: 26 % of GDPSingapore: 10.5 % of GDPSlovenia: 20.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.2 % of GDPSierra Leone: 8.1 % of GDPSenegal: 15.2 % of GDPSomalia: 7.1 % of GDPEl Salvador: 19.3 % of GDPSyria: 6.6 % of GDPEswatini: 22 % of GDPChad: 9.3 % of GDPTogo: 12.8 % of GDPThailand: 18.2 % of GDPTajikistan: 10.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 28.2 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 12 % of GDPTunisia: 20.8 % of GDPTürkiye: 13 % of GDPTanzania: 8 % of GDPUkraine: 17.7 % of GDPUganda: 9.9 % of GDPUnited States: 14.2 % of GDPUruguay: 16.8 % of GDPUzbekistan: 15.2 % of GDPVietnam: 9.6 % of GDPVanuatu: 21.6 % of GDPSamoa: 16.6 % of GDPSouth Africa: 19.1 % of GDPZambia: 11.5 % of GDPZimbabwe: 10.2 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2021. 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, 2021

Marshall Islands: 61 % of GDPMarshall Islands61Kiribati: 53.5 % of GDPKiribati53.5Palau: 44.8 % of GDPPalau44.8Greenland: 44.3 % of GDPGreenland44.3Lesotho: 34.7 % of GDPLesotho34.7Libya: 34.6 % of GDPLibya34.6U.S. Virgin Islands: 33.9 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands33.9Cuba: 33.8 % of GDPCuba33.8French Polynesia: 33.8 % of GDPFrench Polynesia33.8Botswana: 31.6 % of GDPBotswana31.6Tonga: 28.6 % of GDPTonga28.6Faroe Islands: 28.5 % of GDPFaroe Islands28.5Timor-Leste: 28.2 % of GDPTimor-Leste28.2Iceland: 27.4 % of GDPIceland27.4Cape Verde: 26.6 % of GDPCape Verde26.6Sweden: 26 % of GDPSweden26Seychelles: 25.8 % of GDPSeychelles25.8Equatorial Guinea: 25.5 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea25.5Fiji: 25.4 % of GDPFiji25.4Kuwait: 25.4 % of GDPKuwait25.4Netherlands: 25.4 % of GDPNetherlands25.4Namibia: 25.1 % of GDPNamibia25.1Burundi: 24.9 % of GDPBurundi24.9France: 24.9 % of GDPFrance24.9Solomon Islands: 24.9 % of GDPSolomon Islands24.9Finland: 24.8 % of GDPFinland24.8Denmark: 24 % of GDPDenmark24Palestine: 23.8 % of GDPPalestine23.8Belgium: 23.8 % of GDPBelgium23.8Croatia: 23.1 % of GDPCroatia23.1Aruba: 22.8 % of GDPAruba22.8Bhutan: 22.7 % of GDPBhutan22.7Brunei: 22.5 % of GDPBrunei22.5Australia: 22.4 % of GDPAustralia22.4Germany: 22.2 % of GDPGermany22.2Israel: 22.2 % of GDPIsrael22.2Oman: 22.1 % of GDPOman22.1Eswatini: 22 % of GDPEswatini22United Kingdom: 21.9 % of GDPUnited Kingdom21.9Norway: 21.9 % of GDPNorway21.9Marshall Islands: 61 % of GDPMarshall Islands61Kiribati: 53.5 % of GDPKiribati53.5Palau: 44.8 % of GDPPalau44.8Greenland: 44.3 % of GDPGreenland44.3Lesotho: 34.7 % of GDPLesotho34.7Libya: 34.6 % of GDPLibya34.6U.S. Virgin Islands: 33.9 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands33.9Cuba: 33.8 % of GDPCuba33.8French Polynesia: 33.8 % of GDPFrench Polynesia33.8Botswana: 31.6 % of GDPBotswana31.6Tonga: 28.6 % of GDPTonga28.6Faroe Islands: 28.5 % of GDPFaroe Islands28.5Timor-Leste: 28.2 % of GDPTimor-Leste28.2Iceland: 27.4 % of GDPIceland27.4Cape Verde: 26.6 % of GDPCape Verde26.6Sweden: 26 % of GDPSweden26Seychelles: 25.8 % of GDPSeychelles25.8Equatorial Guinea: 25.5 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea25.5Fiji: 25.4 % of GDPFiji25.4Kuwait: 25.4 % of GDPKuwait25.4Netherlands: 25.4 % of GDPNetherlands25.4Namibia: 25.1 % of GDPNamibia25.1Burundi: 24.9 % of GDPBurundi24.9France: 24.9 % of GDPFrance24.9Solomon Islands: 24.9 % of GDPSolomon Islands24.9Finland: 24.8 % of GDPFinland24.8Denmark: 24 % of GDPDenmark24Palestine: 23.8 % of GDPPalestine23.8Belgium: 23.8 % of GDPBelgium23.8Croatia: 23.1 % of GDPCroatia23.1Aruba: 22.8 % of GDPAruba22.8Bhutan: 22.7 % of GDPBhutan22.7Brunei: 22.5 % of GDPBrunei22.5Australia: 22.4 % of GDPAustralia22.4Germany: 22.2 % of GDPGermany22.2Israel: 22.2 % of GDPIsrael22.2Oman: 22.1 % of GDPOman22.1Eswatini: 22 % of GDPEswatini22United Kingdom: 21.9 % of GDPUnited Kingdom21.9Norway: 21.9 % of GDPNorway21.9
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021
% of GDP		Change on 2020
1Marshall Islands61-0.3 pts
2Kiribati53.5-1 pts
3Palau44.8+2.7 pts
4Greenland44.3+0.6 pts
5Lesotho34.7-2.4 pts
6Libya34.6-13.7 pts
7U.S. Virgin Islands33.9-0.8 pts
8Cuba33.8-5 pts
9French Polynesia33.8-1 pts
10Botswana31.6-4.6 pts
11Tonga28.6+6.5 pts
12Faroe Islands28.5-1.1 pts
13Timor-Leste28.2-16.3 pts
14Iceland27.4-0.6 pts
15Cape Verde26.6+0.9 pts
16Sweden26-0.6 pts
17Seychelles25.8-0.5 pts
18Equatorial Guinea25.5-2.9 pts
19Fiji25.4-0.4 pts
20Kuwait25.4-4.8 pts
21Netherlands25.4-0.3 pts
22Namibia25.1-1.4 pts
23Burundi24.9-1.1 pts
24France24.9-0.4 pts
25Solomon Islands24.9-0.2 pts
26Finland24.8+0.4 pts
27Denmark24-0.7 pts
28Palestine23.8+0.4 pts
29Belgium23.8-0.5 pts
30Croatia23.1-1.8 pts
31Aruba22.8-6.5 pts
32Bhutan22.7+0.4 pts
33Brunei22.5-3 pts
34Australia22.4+0.6 pts
35Germany22.2-0.1 pts
36Israel22.2-1.2 pts
37Oman22.1-3.9 pts
38Eswatini22-3.3 pts
39United Kingdom21.9-0.4 pts
40Norway21.9-3.5 pts
41Austria21.8+0.5 pts
42Latvia21.8+0.8 pts
43Saudi Arabia21.7-5.7 pts
44Vanuatu21.6+0.7 pts
45Greece21.6-1.2 pts
46Canada21.4-1.3 pts
47Macao21.4-4.5 pts
48Afghanistan21.3-0.8 pts
49Slovakia21.2-0.1 pts
50New Zealand21.1+0.7 pts
51Spain21-0.7 pts
52Czechia20.9-0.5 pts
53Malawi20.8-0.1 pts
54Slovenia20.8+0.1 pts
55Tunisia20.8-0.8 pts
56Hungary20.8-0.4 pts
57Japan20.5+0.1 pts
58Burkina Faso20.2+0.5 pts
59Montenegro20-3.6 pts
60Estonia19.9-0.7 pts
61Italy19.6-1.1 pts
62Bosnia and Herzegovina19.4-1.3 pts
63El Salvador19.3-0.4 pts
64South Africa19.1-1.5 pts
65Morocco19-0.4 pts
66Bulgaria18.9-0.4 pts
67Cyprus18.8-0.4 pts
68Serbia18.8-0.6 pts
69Mozambique18.7-1.9 pts
70Maldives18.7-4.3 pts
71Brazil18.5-1.6 pts
72Portugal18.5-0.3 pts
73Poland18.5-0.3 pts
74Guinea-Bissau18.5-0.9 pts
75San Marino18.5-3.1 pts
76Algeria18.4-1.4 pts
77Malta18.3-1.4 pts
78Thailand18.2+0.4 pts
79Djibouti18.1-1.7 pts
80Romania17.8-1.1 pts
81Ukraine17.7-1.6 pts
82Iraq17.7-4.8 pts
83Rwanda17.6+2.6 pts
84Lithuania17.6-0.8 pts
85Guinea17.5+0.1 pts
86Madagascar17.5-1.3 pts
87Bahamas17.3-4.4 pts
88Luxembourg17.3-1.2 pts
89Russia17.3-2.7 pts
90Mauritius17-0.3 pts
91South Korea170 pts
92Bolivia17-1.6 pts
93Uruguay16.8-1.2 pts
94Belarus16.8-0.1 pts
95Moldova16.8-0.4 pts
96Qatar16.6-5.3 pts
97Kyrgyzstan16.6-1.7 pts
98Belize16.6-0.7 pts
99Samoa16.6+2 pts
100Costa Rica16.4-1.2 pts
101China16.4-1.3 pts
102Colombia16-1.1 pts
103Argentina15.9-1 pts
104North Macedonia15.8-0.9 pts
105Honduras15.70 pts
106Philippines15.6+0.3 pts
107Nicaragua15.5+0.4 pts
108Democratic Republic of the Congo15.4-1.2 pts
109Uzbekistan15.2+0.7 pts
110Bahrain15.2-1.3 pts
111Senegal15.2+0.9 pts
112Mauritania15+2.7 pts
113Angola14.9-0.3 pts
114Mongolia14.9-0.9 pts
115Niger14.9+0.1 pts
116Republic of the Congo14.9-2.6 pts
117Chile14.7-1.3 pts
118São Tomé and Príncipe14.5+0.3 pts
119Ecuador14.4-1.9 pts
120United Arab Emirates14.4-0.5 pts
121United States14.2-0.6 pts
122Georgia14.1-0.5 pts
123Iran14.1+0.4 pts
124Azerbaijan13.9-2.4 pts
125Peru13.7-2.1 pts
126Panama13.7-1 pts
127Armenia13.6-1.3 pts
128Türkiye13-2 pts
129Albania13-0.7 pts
130Togo12.8-0.9 pts
131Hong Kong12.7-0.1 pts
132Malaysia12.6-0.3 pts
133Mali12.5+0.3 pts
134Bermuda12.3-0.4 pts
135Kenya12.1-0.3 pts
136Cameroon12-0.2 pts
137Paraguay12-0.6 pts
138Turkmenistan12-0.3 pts
139Switzerland12-0.4 pts
140Gabon11.8-1.3 pts
141Ireland11.7-0.9 pts
142Zambia11.5-3.2 pts
143Mexico11.4-0.8 pts
144Kazakhstan11.3-1.5 pts
145Guatemala11.2-0.3 pts
146Sudan11-3.5 pts
147Pakistan10.9-0.9 pts
148Tajikistan10.9-0.7 pts
149Singapore10.5-1.7 pts
150Dominican Republic10.5-1.5 pts
151India10.5-1.1 pts
152Zimbabwe10.2+4.3 pts
153Comoros10.1-0.4 pts
154Benin10.1-1.3 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire10-1.4 pts
156Uganda9.9+0.4 pts
157Gambia9.8+0.8 pts
158Vietnam9.6+0.1 pts
159Sri Lanka9.5-0.9 pts
160Chad9.3-0.3 pts
161Indonesia9.2-0.4 pts
162Central African Republic9.1-0.5 pts
163Ethiopia8.8-0.3 pts
164Nepal8.3-0.8 pts
165Sierra Leone8.1+0.3 pts
166Ghana8+0.2 pts
167Tanzania8+0.3 pts
168Egypt7.60 pts
169Haiti7.5+0.2 pts
170Puerto Rico7.4-0.1 pts
171Somalia7.1+0.2 pts
172Syria6.6-3.7 pts
173Cambodia6.6+1.1 pts
174Bangladesh5.9-0.1 pts
175Lebanon2.4-6.8 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. 12 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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The Marshall Islands, with 61% of GDP in 2021, according to the World Bank.

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