Government expenditure (% of GDP)
Macro & GDPIMF WEOimf_weo:GGX_NGDP•PT•1980 → 2026•194 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPIMF WEO
Coverage
194
Frequency
yearly
Range
1980 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Government expenditure (% of GDP) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 18.74%
18.74% – 22.51%
22.51% – 27.04%
27.04% – 32.54%
32.54% – 38.26%
38.26% – 47.55%
> 47.55%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Highest 15 countries
Government expenditure (% of GDP)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Distribution across countries
Government expenditure (% of GDP)
Countries
50
Median
48.6%
Mean
54.2%
25th pctl
44%
75th pctl
51.6%
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Government expenditure (% of GDP)
FinlandFranceBelgium
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NauruNRU | 131.55% | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 121.34% | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 110.93% | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 92.49% | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 83.81% | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 65.42% | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | 62.67% | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | 57.74% | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | 57.49% | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | 56.02% | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 55.1% | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 55.06% | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | 51.63% | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | 51.45% | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | 51.41% | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | 51.36% | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | 50.83% | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | 50.59% | 2026 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 50.18% | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | 49.93% | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 49.63% | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 49.29% | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 49.25% | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 49% | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | 48.76% | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 48.44% | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 48.32% | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | 47.79% | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | 47.37% | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | 47.09% | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 46.26% | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | 45.95% | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | 45.07% | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 44.65% | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 44.62% | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | 44.53% | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | 44.04% | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | 44.03% | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 43.82% | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 43.69% | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 43.55% | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | 43.35% | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 43.24% | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | 42.88% | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | 42.42% | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | 42.13% | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 42.02% | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 40.82% | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 40.81% | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 39.93% | 2026 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)