List of countries by government spending as percentage of GDP

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This article lists countries alphabetically, with total government expenditure as percentage of Gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. Also stated is the government revenue and net lending/borrowing of the government as percentage of GDP. All Data is based on the World Economic Outlook Databook of the International Monetary Fund.

List of countries (2022)

The figures here are represented as a percentage of annual gross domestic product for the year 2022.

Country Government expenditure
(% of GDP) 		Government revenue
(% of GDP) 		Net lending/borrowing
(% of GDP)
 Afghanistan (2020) 29.508 27.049 -2.460
 Albania 31.390 27.618 -3.772
 Algeria 31.223 33.377 2.154
 Andorra 35.971 37.142 1.171
 Angola 21.807 23.402 1.595
 Antigua and Barbuda 22.465 21.192 -1.273
 Argentina 37.247 33.370 -3.877
 Armenia 26.393 24.281 -2.112
 Aruba 22.791 21.425 -1.366
 Australia 38.431 35.129 -3.302
 Austria 52.387 49.081 -3.306
 Azerbaijan 29.464 35.563 6.100
 Bahamas 27.064 21.228 -5.836
 Bahrain 29.115 23.467 -5.649
 Bangladesh 12.586 8.738 -3.848
 Barbados 31.242 29.058 -2.184
 Belarus 36.822 31.961 -4.861
 Belgium 53.670 49.350 -4.321
 Belize 22.855 22.097 -0.758
 Benin 19.510 13.925 -5.585
 Bhutan 34.835 27.289 -7.547
 Bolivia 36.309 29.005 -7.304
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.755 39.581 1.826
 Botswana 31.842 29.848 -1.994
 Brazil 43.322 38.747 -4.575
 Brunei Darussalam 25.034 25.301 0.267
 Bulgaria 38.242 37.428 -0.815
 Burkina Faso 31.338 20.953 -10.385
 Burundi 38.994 26.847 -12.147
 Cabo Verde 28.161 23.699 -4.462
 Cambodia 26.241 22.141 -4.100
 Cameroon 17.960 16.119 -1.842
 Canada 41.476 40.776 -0.700
 Central African Republic 17.916 12.342 -5.574
 Chad 16.593 21.738 5.145
 Chile 26.557 27.891 1.334
 China 33.081 25.537 -7.544
 Colombia 34.238 27.562 -6.675
 Comoros 17.632 13.926 -3.706
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.757 17.186 -1.570
 Republic of Congo 24.715 31.341 6.626
 Costa Rica 19.349 16.587 -2.763
 Côte d'Ivoire 21.446 14.720 -6.726
 Croatia 45.686 44.743 -0.943
 Cyprus 39.859 42.118 2.259
 Czech Republic 44.842 41.249 -3.593
 Denmark 49.189 51.667 2.478
 Djibouti 19.686 18.564 -1.122
 Dominica 50.466 44.244 -6.222
 Dominican Republic 18.791 15.451 -3.340
 Ecuador 36.049 36.123 0.074
 Egypt 24.701 18.922 -5.779
 El Salvador 28.996 26.489 -2.507
 Equatorial Guinea 12.309 17.004 4.695
 Eritrea 37.948 36.695 -1.253
 Estonia 40.186 39.032 -1.154
 Eswatini 30.967 25.283 -5.683
 Ethiopia 12.696 8.538 -4.158
 Fiji 34.127 21.774 -12.353
 Finland 54.050 52.186 -1.864
 France 58.468 53.617 -4.852
 Gabon 15.604 17.426 1.822
 Gambia 21.649 16.835 -4.814
 Georgia 29.469 26.870 -2.600
 Germany 49.704 47.084 -2.620
 Ghana 25.557 15.630 -9.927
 Greece 55.529 51.530 -3.999
 Grenada 32.823 33.778 0.955
 Guatemala 14.570 12.837 -1.732
 Guinea 13.830 13.097 -0.732
 Guinea-Bissau 21.545 16.043 -5.502
 Guyana 20.561 15.373 -5.188
 Haiti 10.165 8.011 -2.154
 Honduras 24.448 25.112 0.664
 Hong Kong 28.083 20.944 -7.138
 Hungary 49.977 43.893 -6.085
 Iceland 46.092 41.797 -4.295
 India 28.795 19.201 -9.595
 Indonesia 17.540 15.199 -2.341
 Iran 12.291 8.266 -4.025
 Iraq 35.029 41.425 6.396
 Ireland 22.111 23.312 1.201
 Israel 36.878 37.012 0.134
 Italy 56.825 48.788 -8.037
 Jamaica 29.083 29.373 0.290
 Japan 44.012 36.192 -7.820
 Jordan 33.064 26.135 -6.929
 Kazakhstan 21.693 21.784 0.091
 Kenya 23.489 17.444 -6.045
 Kiribati 111.193 91.362 -19.831
 South Korea 27.899 26.975 -0.924
 Kosovo 28.400 27.845 -0.555
 Kuwait 40.675 52.243 11.568
 Kyrgyz Republic 39.875 38.526 -1.349
 Laos 16.530 14.898 -1.632
 Latvia 39.246 35.625 -3.621
 Lebanon (2020) 16.028 19.552 -3.525
 Lesotho 47.835 44.461 -3.374
 Liberia 29.877 22.944 -6.934
 Libya 60.361 63.445 3.084
 Lithuania 36.591 35.751 -0.840
 Luxembourg 43.328 43.086 -0.242
 Macao 60.949 25.004 -35.945
 Madagascar 20.334 13.570 -6.764
 Malawi 24.390 14.031 -10.359
 Malaysia 24.271 18.970 -5.300
 Maldives 41.728 29.713 -12.015
 Mali 24.726 19.912 -4.813
 Malta 40.915 35.644 -5.270
 Marshall Islands 63.272 60.470 -2.802
 Mauritania 25.554 24.419 -1.134
 Mauritius 27.066 23.849 -3.217
 Mexico 30.226 25.796 -4.430
 Micronesia 66.429 68.025 1.596
 Moldova 36.778 33.520 -3.258
 Mongolia 34.383 35.169 0.786
 Montenegro 42.670 38.088 -4.582
 Morocco 31.047 25.933 -5.114
 Mozambique 34.385 29.156 -5.228
 Myanmar 18.439 13.246 -5.193
 Namibia 37.312 30.055 -7.257
 Nauru 129.806 155.904 26.098
   Nepal 26.778 23.477 -3.302
 Netherlands 44.559 43.518 -1.041
 New Zealand 43.170 38.989 -4.180
 Nicaragua 29.015 27.039 -1.976
 Niger 21.908 15.031 -6.877
 Nigeria 14.270 8.789 -5.481
 North Macedonia 34.864 30.428 -4.436
 Norway 38.507 60.920 22.413
 Oman 29.045 35.364 6.319
 Pakistan 19.865 12.064 -7.801
 Palau 52.007 41.880 -10.127
 Panama 22.771 18.839 -3.932
 Papua New Guinea 21.231 15.795 -5.436
 Paraguay 24.669 20.180 -4.488
 Peru 23.092 21.768 -1.324
 Philippines 26.814 21.578 -5.237
 Poland 44.107 40.999 -3.108
 Portugal 45.696 43.750 -1.946
 Puerto Rico 20.109 21.858 1.749
 Qatar 25.428 39.626 14.198
 Romania 36.751 30.985 -5.765
 Russia 36.559 34.312 -2.248
 Rwanda 31.741 25.216 -6.525
 Samoa 33.140 38.513 5.373
 San Marino 24.570 22.015 -2.554
 São Tomé and Príncipe 23.760 31.876 8.115
 Saudi Arabia 28.059 30.570 2.511
 Senegal 26.873 20.744 -6.129
 Serbia 43.526 43.377 -0.148
 Seychelles 32.857 31.881 -0.976
 Sierra Leone 30.221 19.316 -10.905
 Singapore 15.412 15.853 0.441
 Slovakia 44.280 40.735 -3.545
 Slovenia 46.340 43.086 -3.255
 Solomon Islands 33.540 29.418 -4.122
 Somalia 8.820 8.850 0.029
 South Africa 32.185 27.700 -4.485
 South Sudan 28.904 29.796 0.892
 Spain 47.822 43.355 -4.467
 Sri Lanka 18.881 8.494 -10.386
 St. Kitts and Nevis 54.790 51.561 -3.229
 St. Lucia 26.077 22.535 -3.542
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 35.175 27.619 -7.556
 Sudan 12.211 10.065 -2.146
 Suriname 31.561 28.039 -3.521
 Sweden 46.793 47.463 0.670
  Switzerland 33.610 33.816 0.206
 Syria n/a n/a n/a
 Taiwan 16.074 15.577 -0.496
 Tajikistan 28.883 27.520 -1.363
 Tanzania 18.253 14.974 -3.280
 Thailand 25.583 20.058 -5.525
 Timor-Leste 53.050 26.404 -26.647
 Togo 25.159 17.818 -7.341
 Tonga 45.946 45.235 -0.711
 Trinidad and Tobago 28.962 29.310 0.348
 Tunisia 34.921 28.310 -6.611
 Turkey 28.042 26.406 -1.635
 Turkmenistan 10.037 10.903 0.865
 Tuvalu 112.354 123.626 11.272
 Uganda 20.710 14.932 -5.778
 Ukraine 69.920 53.238 -16.681
 United Arab Emirates 26.404 35.401 8.997
 United Kingdom 45.144 38.884 -6.260
 United States 38.500 32.992 -5.509
 Uruguay 29.466 26.920 -2.546
 Uzbekistan 33.381 29.441 -3.940
 Vanuatu 44.665 38.063 -6.602
 Venezuela 11.985 5.964 -6.022
 Vietnam 20.743 18.267 -2.476
 West Bank and Gaza 28.507 27.566 -0.941
 Yemen 12.732 10.940 -1.792
 Zambia 28.689 20.828 -7.862
 Zimbabwe 18.069 15.956 -2.113

Historical Development

Development of government spending as percentage of GDP of different countries.

Country 1850 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Algeria 25.71 28.57 36.89 37.98
Argentina 8.56 8.04 7.73 8.25 8.92 4.62 9.40 8.80 11.20 11.30 12.05 15.17 10.99 28.21 38.76 41.64
Australia 2.66 7.69 5.47 7.07 12.22 21.83 25.32 33.21 36.10 35.63 37.16 44.98
Austria 11.36 13.45 15.59 17.33 19.80 36.36 36.29 39.54 50.01 51.51 51.94 52.53 57.90
Bangladesh 15.03 12.50 13.24 14.59 15.03
Belgium 4.80 6.18 8.74 9.90 10.78 19.09 22.85 23.75 42.66 54.89 52.31 49.08 52.94 60.80
Brazil 24.19 25.70 15.50 13.00 12.52 11.21 10.81 8.70 13.71 11.40 6.80 35.29 40.40 42.73
Canada 4.94 6.76 5.68 6.12 6.01 10.45 7.72 18.61 14.99 14.93 36.03 41.55 48.80 41.11 43.82 52.45
Chile 5.63 8.02 8.42 14.21 11.63 12.81 8.76 13.89 12.43 14.93 19.73 21.09 23.84 18.95 23.87 25.15 28.97
China 20.98 17.05 22.67 36.98
Colombia 5.90 4.40 4.90 6.10 5.60 6.70 10.00 9.60 9.40 26.41 27.47 33.44
Denmark 8.82 6.87 5.96 6.45 7.21 6.90 12.19 10.05 16.42 24.39 52.66 55.41 53.67 58.47 55.08
Ethiopia 13.20 20.40 25.78 18.63 14.47
Finland 6.17 6.80 11.73 15.26 19.75 48.95 23.88 22.47 21.85 40.15 48.15 48.26 55.11 56.72
France 13.24 13.24 11.36 11.42 10.56 18.65 24.12 22.18 20.50 45.96 49.58 51.69 56.63 62.40
Germany 10.31 16.32 17.85 19.47 16.34 27.17 22.94 39.46 48.23 44.73 45.10 47.87 51.09
Ghana 12.17 11.19 11.85 20.10 24.11 28.28
Greece 23.55 25.70 19.75 19.65 26.00 27.09 19.95 25.17 27.66 45.21 47.12 50.24 58.19
India 6.26 7.34 6.87 7.18 5.96 6.43 5.54 5.33 5.31 11.23 11.72 17.48 27.23 26.99 27.32 30.98
Indonesia 14.42 13.80 22.09 15.84 16.64 18.27 18.23
Iran 35.76 21.95 18.04 21.75 17.95
Ireland 19.52 25.90 29.14 44.13 53.71 42.81 31.18 65.05 28.71
Israel 18.79 30.38 41.55 69.40 46.79 51.40 45.43 46.40
Italy 9.85 11.10 14.35 12.58 13.89 18.79 14.16 38.11 17.28 16.49 32.32 40.79 52.86 45.86 50.28 57.25
Japan 0.86 0.78 1.01 3.12 1.93 2.89 3.99 15.86 18.35 20.25 33.45 30.05 37.28 39.83 46.67
Kenya 22.94 20.53 30.14 25.70
Korea, South 17.88 17.50 16.77 15.15 17.95 21.21 25.63
Malaysia 36.13 27.92 26.28 25.41
Mexico 4.71 3.65 4.11 5.98 7.39 8.78 9.50 10.94 17.54 16.57 21.11 26.28 29.12
Morocco 28.57 25.85 31.91 36.31
Netherlands 9.60 13.93 10.99 10.24 8.69 23.97 20.39 43.20 55.20 54.91 44.17 51.19 46.90
Norway 6.83 9.90 8.61 8.64 8.59 18.05 17.97 38.91 46.13 53.31 42.30 45.92 58.15
Pakistan 5.55 10.00 23.56 21.98 23.92 18.59 20.26 23.12
Peru 3.59 4.39 4.47 7.04 6.65 11.33 13.33 14.35 19.32 20.36 20.53 20.40 26.38
Philippines 7.23 10.08 10.45 13.42 18.00 18.67 16.88 25.11
Poland 21.64 39.20 25.83 41.08 45.37 48.95
Portugal 6.74 8.03 6.98 7.55 12.12 7.87 10.31 9.81 14.25 15.52 32.36 38.50 41.13 51.35 48.12
Romania 28.15 33.63 38.56 40.90 38.81
Russia 13.09 15.63 23.82 12.65 5.49 6.11 32.84 38.50 38.78
South Africa 18.53 18.77 28.31 19.25 16.65 20.05 21.84 28.70 25.86 32.99 40.11
Spain 7.46 15.29 8.68 9.24 8.52 9.95 12.12 10.55 19.65 11.67 11.02 12.25 16.34 32.75 39.19 45.62 52.26
Sweden 5.09 5.96 6.77 6.84 7.23 8.48 7.63 8.73 22.73 18.28 24.43 29.51 41.02 37.96 55.09 52.89 53.06
Switzerland 4.03 4.15 4.29 18.14 8.58 7.11 25.75 29.93 30.30 35.10 34.17 36.26
Taiwan 24.84 28.69 25.60 22.13 19.04
Thailand 9.06 12.07 17.57 18.73 16.56 19.06 23.03 25.31
Turkey 15.15 15.57 22.69 25.46 14.07 37.71 35.55 34.63
United Kingdom 10.29 7.03 6.21 6.80 10.77 8.18 20.96 18.67 28.38 33.15 33.14 42.00 47.63 41.11 36.76 50.56 50.27
United States 1.56 3.80 2.24 2.19 2.70 2.19 7.30 3.64 8.94 13.44 28.29 32.30 34.29 37.20 33.88 42.46 46.18
Venezuela 8.58 10.47 14.17 16.00 23.67 19.48 21.97 31.93 28.29 36.95 10.93
1850 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

See also

Europe:

United States:

References

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