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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 175 countries in 2022, at 62.9% of GDP. Syria had the lowest, at 2.7% of GDP. The median was 17.1% of GDP and the figure for the World was 16.5% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest62.9Kiribati
Lowest2.7Syria
Median17.1175 countries
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Map of countries, 2022

United Arab Emirates: 12.4 % of GDPAfghanistan: 21.8 % of GDPAlbania: 12.1 % of GDPArmenia: 11.7 % of GDPAngola: 17.4 % of GDPArgentina: 15.7 % of GDPAustria: 20.5 % of GDPAustralia: 22 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 11.6 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 18.7 % of GDPBangladesh: 5.7 % of GDPBelgium: 23.4 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 21 % of GDPBulgaria: 18.3 % of GDPBurundi: 25.7 % of GDPBenin: 10.1 % of GDPBrunei: 20.1 % of GDPBolivia: 16.4 % of GDPBrazil: 18.4 % of GDPBahamas: 13.2 % of GDPBhutan: 21 % of GDPBotswana: 28 % of GDPBelarus: 17.2 % of GDPBelize: 15.8 % of GDPCanada: 20.3 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 17.2 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 8.3 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 11.8 % of GDPSwitzerland: 11.4 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 9.5 % of GDPChile: 14.7 % of GDPCameroon: 10.5 % of GDPChina: 16.7 % of GDPColombia: 14 % of GDPCosta Rica: 14.8 % of GDPCuba: 32.7 % of GDPCape Verde: 22.4 % of GDPCyprus: 18 % of GDPCzechia: 19.6 % of GDPGermany: 21.8 % of GDPDjibouti: 21.6 % of GDPDenmark: 22.1 % of GDPDominican Republic: 11 % of GDPAlgeria: 16.5 % of GDPEcuador: 13.5 % of GDPEstonia: 19.2 % of GDPEgypt: 7.3 % of GDPSpain: 20 % of GDPEthiopia: 7.4 % of GDPFinland: 24.2 % of GDPFiji: 21.1 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 26.9 % of GDPFrance: 24.6 % of GDPGabon: 10.8 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 20.6 % of GDPGeorgia: 12.5 % of GDPGhana: 6.7 % of GDPGreenland: 41.3 % of GDPGambia: 8.4 % of GDPGuinea: 17.1 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 22.2 % of GDPGreece: 19.9 % of GDPGuatemala: 11.5 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 19 % of GDPHong Kong: 14.3 % of GDPHonduras: 14.3 % of GDPCroatia: 21.2 % of GDPHaiti: 6.9 % of GDPHungary: 20.7 % of GDPIndonesia: 7.7 % of GDPIreland: 11 % of GDPIsrael: 21 % of GDPIndia: 11.1 % of GDPIraq: 13.8 % of GDPIran: 12.7 % of GDPIceland: 25.5 % of GDPItaly: 18.8 % of GDPJapan: 20.7 % of GDPKenya: 12.2 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 16.8 % of GDPCambodia: 5.9 % of GDPKiribati: 62.9 % of GDPSouth Korea: 17.6 % of GDPKuwait: 20.9 % of GDPKazakhstan: 10.5 % of GDPLebanon: 3.6 % of GDPSri Lanka: 7.2 % of GDPLesotho: 35.2 % of GDPLithuania: 17.1 % of GDPLuxembourg: 18.1 % of GDPLatvia: 20.7 % of GDPLibya: 32.5 % of GDPMorocco: 18.9 % of GDPMoldova: 17.5 % of GDPMontenegro: 18.1 % of GDPMadagascar: 16.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 15 % of GDPMali: 12.6 % of GDPMongolia: 13.9 % of GDPMauritania: 16.8 % of GDPMauritius: 15.9 % of GDPMalawi: 21.4 % of GDPMexico: 11.1 % of GDPMalaysia: 11.6 % of GDPMozambique: 16.5 % of GDPNamibia: 23 % of GDPNiger: 14.7 % of GDPNicaragua: 13.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 24.3 % of GDPNorway: 17.6 % of GDPNepal: 8.4 % of GDPNew Zealand: 21.1 % of GDPOman: 17.7 % of GDPPanama: 12.8 % of GDPPeru: 13.4 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 32.8 % of GDPPhilippines: 15 % of GDPPakistan: 10.5 % of GDPPoland: 18.1 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8 % of GDPPalestine: 20.5 % of GDPPortugal: 17.4 % of GDPPalau: 42.3 % of GDPParaguay: 11.7 % of GDPQatar: 12.9 % of GDPRomania: 16.7 % of GDPSerbia: 18.4 % of GDPRussia: 17.1 % of GDPRwanda: 17.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 19.1 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 26.5 % of GDPSudan: 17.9 % of GDPSweden: 25.7 % of GDPSingapore: 9.1 % of GDPSlovenia: 19.5 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.3 % of GDPSierra Leone: 6.7 % of GDPSenegal: 15.1 % of GDPSomalia: 7.4 % of GDPEl Salvador: 18.8 % of GDPSyria: 2.7 % of GDPEswatini: 20 % of GDPChad: 8.8 % of GDPTogo: 12.5 % of GDPThailand: 17.7 % of GDPTajikistan: 10.1 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 33.1 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 11.6 % of GDPTunisia: 20.4 % of GDPTürkiye: 11.8 % of GDPTanzania: 8.3 % of GDPUkraine: 39.8 % of GDPUganda: 9.8 % of GDPUnited States: 13.7 % of GDPUruguay: 16.4 % of GDPUzbekistan: 15.8 % of GDPVietnam: 8.8 % of GDPVanuatu: 21.4 % of GDPSamoa: 20.5 % of GDPSouth Africa: 18.8 % of GDPZambia: 14.5 % of GDPZimbabwe: 11.2 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2022. 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, 2022

Kiribati: 62.9 % of GDPKiribati62.9Marshall Islands: 62.1 % of GDPMarshall Islands62.1Palau: 42.3 % of GDPPalau42.3Greenland: 41.3 % of GDPGreenland41.3Ukraine: 39.8 % of GDPUkraine39.8Lesotho: 35.2 % of GDPLesotho35.2U.S. Virgin Islands: 34.4 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands34.4Timor-Leste: 33.1 % of GDPTimor-Leste33.1French Polynesia: 32.8 % of GDPFrench Polynesia32.8Cuba: 32.7 % of GDPCuba32.7Libya: 32.5 % of GDPLibya32.5Botswana: 28 % of GDPBotswana28Tonga: 27.9 % of GDPTonga27.9Macao: 27.5 % of GDPMacao27.5Faroe Islands: 26.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands26.9Solomon Islands: 26.5 % of GDPSolomon Islands26.5Sweden: 25.7 % of GDPSweden25.7Burundi: 25.7 % of GDPBurundi25.7Iceland: 25.5 % of GDPIceland25.5France: 24.6 % of GDPFrance24.6Netherlands: 24.3 % of GDPNetherlands24.3Finland: 24.2 % of GDPFinland24.2Belgium: 23.4 % of GDPBelgium23.4Namibia: 23 % of GDPNamibia23Cape Verde: 22.4 % of GDPCape Verde22.4Equatorial Guinea: 22.2 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea22.2Denmark: 22.1 % of GDPDenmark22.1Australia: 22 % of GDPAustralia22Afghanistan: 21.8 % of GDPAfghanistan21.8Germany: 21.8 % of GDPGermany21.8Aruba: 21.6 % of GDPAruba21.6Djibouti: 21.6 % of GDPDjibouti21.6Malawi: 21.4 % of GDPMalawi21.4Vanuatu: 21.4 % of GDPVanuatu21.4Slovakia: 21.3 % of GDPSlovakia21.3Croatia: 21.2 % of GDPCroatia21.2Fiji: 21.1 % of GDPFiji21.1New Zealand: 21.1 % of GDPNew Zealand21.1Bhutan: 21 % of GDPBhutan21Burkina Faso: 21 % of GDPBurkina Faso21Kiribati: 62.9 % of GDPKiribati62.9Marshall Islands: 62.1 % of GDPMarshall Islands62.1Palau: 42.3 % of GDPPalau42.3Greenland: 41.3 % of GDPGreenland41.3Ukraine: 39.8 % of GDPUkraine39.8Lesotho: 35.2 % of GDPLesotho35.2U.S. Virgin Islands: 34.4 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands34.4Timor-Leste: 33.1 % of GDPTimor-Leste33.1French Polynesia: 32.8 % of GDPFrench Polynesia32.8Cuba: 32.7 % of GDPCuba32.7Libya: 32.5 % of GDPLibya32.5Botswana: 28 % of GDPBotswana28Tonga: 27.9 % of GDPTonga27.9Macao: 27.5 % of GDPMacao27.5Faroe Islands: 26.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands26.9Solomon Islands: 26.5 % of GDPSolomon Islands26.5Sweden: 25.7 % of GDPSweden25.7Burundi: 25.7 % of GDPBurundi25.7Iceland: 25.5 % of GDPIceland25.5France: 24.6 % of GDPFrance24.6Netherlands: 24.3 % of GDPNetherlands24.3Finland: 24.2 % of GDPFinland24.2Belgium: 23.4 % of GDPBelgium23.4Namibia: 23 % of GDPNamibia23Cape Verde: 22.4 % of GDPCape Verde22.4Equatorial Guinea: 22.2 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea22.2Denmark: 22.1 % of GDPDenmark22.1Australia: 22 % of GDPAustralia22Afghanistan: 21.8 % of GDPAfghanistan21.8Germany: 21.8 % of GDPGermany21.8Aruba: 21.6 % of GDPAruba21.6Djibouti: 21.6 % of GDPDjibouti21.6Malawi: 21.4 % of GDPMalawi21.4Vanuatu: 21.4 % of GDPVanuatu21.4Slovakia: 21.3 % of GDPSlovakia21.3Croatia: 21.2 % of GDPCroatia21.2Fiji: 21.1 % of GDPFiji21.1New Zealand: 21.1 % of GDPNew Zealand21.1Bhutan: 21 % of GDPBhutan21Burkina Faso: 21 % of GDPBurkina Faso21
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2022
% of GDP		Change on 2021
1Kiribati62.9+9.4 pts
2Marshall Islands62.1+1 pts
3Palau42.3-2.5 pts
4Greenland41.3-3 pts
5Ukraine39.8+22.1 pts
6Lesotho35.2+0.5 pts
7U.S. Virgin Islands34.4+0.5 pts
8Timor-Leste33.1+4.9 pts
9French Polynesia32.8-1 pts
10Cuba32.7-1.1 pts
11Libya32.5-2.2 pts
12Botswana28-3.6 pts
13Tonga27.9-0.8 pts
14Macao27.5+6.1 pts
15Faroe Islands26.9-1.5 pts
16Solomon Islands26.5+1.6 pts
17Sweden25.7-0.3 pts
18Burundi25.7+0.8 pts
19Iceland25.5-1.9 pts
20France24.6-0.3 pts
21Netherlands24.3-1.1 pts
22Finland24.2-0.6 pts
23Belgium23.4-0.4 pts
24Namibia23-2 pts
25Cape Verde22.4-4.2 pts
26Equatorial Guinea22.2-3.3 pts
27Denmark22.1-2 pts
28Australia22-0.3 pts
29Afghanistan21.8+0.6 pts
30Germany21.8-0.4 pts
31Aruba21.6-1.2 pts
32Djibouti21.6+3.4 pts
33Malawi21.4+0.6 pts
34Vanuatu21.4-0.2 pts
35Slovakia21.3+0.1 pts
36Croatia21.2-1.9 pts
37Fiji21.1-4.3 pts
38New Zealand21.1-0 pts
39Bhutan21-1.7 pts
40Burkina Faso21+0.7 pts
41Israel21-1.2 pts
42Kuwait20.9-4.5 pts
43Latvia20.7-1.1 pts
44Japan20.7+0.2 pts
45Hungary20.7-0.1 pts
46United Kingdom20.6-1.3 pts
47Austria20.5-1.3 pts
48Palestine20.5-3.3 pts
49Samoa20.5+3.8 pts
50Tunisia20.4-0.4 pts
51Canada20.3-1.1 pts
52Seychelles20.2-5.7 pts
53Brunei20.1-2.3 pts
54Spain20-1 pts
55Eswatini20-2 pts
56Greece19.9-1.7 pts
57Czechia19.6-1.3 pts
58Slovenia19.5-1.3 pts
59Estonia19.2-0.8 pts
60Saudi Arabia19.1-2.5 pts
61Guinea-Bissau19+0.5 pts
62Morocco18.9-0 pts
63Italy18.8-0.8 pts
64El Salvador18.8-0.5 pts
65South Africa18.8-0.3 pts
66Bosnia and Herzegovina18.7-0.7 pts
67Brazil18.4-0.1 pts
68Serbia18.4-0.4 pts
69Bulgaria18.3-0.6 pts
70Poland18.1-0.4 pts
71Montenegro18.1-2 pts
72Luxembourg18.1+0.8 pts
73Cyprus18-0.8 pts
74Sudan17.9+6.9 pts
75Thailand17.7-0.5 pts
76Oman17.7-4.5 pts
77South Korea17.6+0.6 pts
78Norway17.6-4.2 pts
79Malta17.6-0.7 pts
80Moldova17.5+0.7 pts
81Portugal17.4-1.1 pts
82Angola17.4+2.4 pts
83Rwanda17.3-0.4 pts
84Democratic Republic of the Congo17.2+1.8 pts
85Belarus17.2+0.4 pts
86Maldives17.2-1.5 pts
87Guinea17.1-0.4 pts
88San Marino17.1-1.4 pts
89Lithuania17.1-0.5 pts
90Russia17.1-0.2 pts
91Mauritania16.8+1.8 pts
92Kyrgyzstan16.8+0.2 pts
93China16.7+0.3 pts
94Romania16.7-1.1 pts
95Algeria16.5-1.9 pts
96Mozambique16.5-2.2 pts
97Madagascar16.5-1 pts
98Uruguay16.4-0.4 pts
99Bolivia16.4-0.6 pts
100Mauritius15.9-1.1 pts
101Belize15.8-0.8 pts
102Uzbekistan15.8+0.5 pts
103Argentina15.7-0.2 pts
104Senegal15.1-0 pts
105Philippines15-0.5 pts
106North Macedonia15-0.8 pts
107Costa Rica14.8-1.6 pts
108Niger14.7-0.2 pts
109Chile14.70 pts
110Zambia14.5+2.9 pts
111Hong Kong14.3+1.7 pts
112Honduras14.3-1.4 pts
113Colombia14-2 pts
114Nicaragua13.9-1.5 pts
115Mongolia13.9-1 pts
116Iraq13.8-3.9 pts
117Bahrain13.7-1.5 pts
118United States13.7-0.6 pts
119Ecuador13.5-0.9 pts
120Peru13.4-0.4 pts
121Bahamas13.2-4.2 pts
122São Tomé and Príncipe13.1-1.4 pts
123Qatar12.9-3.8 pts
124Panama12.8-1 pts
125Iran12.7-1.4 pts
126Mali12.60 pts
127Togo12.5-0.2 pts
128Georgia12.5-1.6 pts
129United Arab Emirates12.4-1.9 pts
130Kenya12.2+0.1 pts
131Albania12.1-0.8 pts
132Republic of the Congo11.8-3 pts
133Bermuda11.8-0.5 pts
134Türkiye11.8-1.2 pts
135Paraguay11.7-0.3 pts
136Armenia11.7-2 pts
137Azerbaijan11.6-2.2 pts
138Malaysia11.6-1 pts
139Turkmenistan11.6-0.5 pts
140Guatemala11.5+0.3 pts
141Switzerland11.4-0.6 pts
142Zimbabwe11.2+1 pts
143Mexico11.1-0.3 pts
144India11.1+0.6 pts
145Ireland11-0.7 pts
146Dominican Republic11+0.5 pts
147Gabon10.8-1 pts
148Cameroon10.5-1.5 pts
149Kazakhstan10.5-0.8 pts
150Pakistan10.5-0.4 pts
151Tajikistan10.1-0.7 pts
152Benin10.1-0 pts
153Uganda9.8-0.1 pts
154Comoros9.6-0.5 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire9.5-0.5 pts
156Singapore9.1-1.4 pts
157Vietnam8.8-0.8 pts
158Chad8.8-0.5 pts
159Nepal8.4+0.2 pts
160Gambia8.4-1.4 pts
161Central African Republic8.3-0.8 pts
162Tanzania8.3+0.3 pts
163Puerto Rico8+0.7 pts
164Indonesia7.7-1.6 pts
165Somalia7.4+0.3 pts
166Ethiopia7.4-1.5 pts
167Egypt7.3-0.3 pts
168Sri Lanka7.2-2.2 pts
169Haiti6.9-0.5 pts
170Sierra Leone6.7-1.4 pts
171Ghana6.7-1.4 pts
172Cambodia5.9-0.7 pts
173Bangladesh5.7-0.2 pts
174Lebanon3.6+1.3 pts
175Syria2.7-3.9 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 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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