Expense (% of GDP)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS•%•1972 → 2024•161 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
161
Frequency
yearly
Range
1972 \u2192 2024
Latest
2023
Expense (% of GDP) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 14.57%
14.57% – 19.26%
19.26% – 24.32%
24.32% – 28.33%
28.33% – 33.5%
33.5% – 38.55%
> 38.55%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Expense (% of GDP)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Expense (% of GDP)
Countries
50
Median
37.9%
Mean
42.1%
25th pctl
34.6%
75th pctl
42.9%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Expense (% of GDP)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NauruNRU | 103.6% | 2020 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 84.56% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 65.56% | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 59.44% | 2020 | |
| PalauPLW | 58.35% | 2020 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 52.49% | 2022 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 49.17% | 2022 | |
| GreeceGRC | 47.3% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 47.28% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 47.26% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 46.03% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 44.93% | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 42.87% | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 42.42% | 2022 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 42.23% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 41.23% | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 40.49% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 40.23% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 39.97% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 39.77% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 39.74% | 2022 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 39.22% | 2017 | |
| PolandPOL | 39.1% | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 38.46% | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 38.13% | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 37.69% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 37.44% | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 37.3% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 37.16% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 37.02% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 36.5% | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 35.89% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 35.76% | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 35.53% | 2022 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 35.46% | 2022 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 35.3% | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 34.65% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 34.55% | 2006 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 34.47% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 34.44% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 34.38% | 1982 | — |
| LatviaLVA | 34.2% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 34.1% | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 34.04% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 33.76% | 2012 | |
| MaltaMLT | 33.69% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 33.42% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 33.38% | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 33.34% | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 33.34% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)