Government expenditure (% of GDP)
Debt & FinanceIMF WEOimf_weo:GGX_NGDP•PT•1980 → 2026•195 countries
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Debt & FinanceIMF WEO
Coverage
195
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: %
≤ 19.04%
19.04% – 22.55%
22.55% – 27.63%
27.63% – 32.32%
32.32% – 38.37%
38.37% – 47.67%
> 47.67%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Highest 15 countries
Government expenditure (% of GDP)
195 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)
Distribution across countries
Government expenditure (% of GDP)
Countries
195
Median
29.6%
Mean
33.3%
25th pctl
22.3%
75th pctl
40.8%
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Government expenditure (% of GDP)
FinlandFranceBelgium
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaoeroNRU | 131.61% | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 116.28% | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 114.19% | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 92.96% | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | 88.78% | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 82.5% | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | 62.25% | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 61.98% | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | 58.65% | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | 57.36% | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | 55.17% | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 54.93% | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 52.62% | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | 51.67% | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | 51.5% | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | 51.15% | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | 50.61% | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | 50.33% | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 50.2% | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 49.63% | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | 49.42% | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 49.34% | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 48.89% | 2026 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 48.87% | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 48.59% | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 48.49% | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | 48.12% | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | 47.88% | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | 47.58% | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | 47.28% | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | 46.28% | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 46.16% | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 45.35% | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | 45.29% | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | 44.89% | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 44.6% | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | 44.57% | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | 44.22% | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | 44.21% | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | 43.91% | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 43.86% | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 43.67% | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 43.34% | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 42.74% | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | 42.63% | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 42.13% | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | 41.32% | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 41.15% | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 40.83% | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 40.77% | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 40.58% | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 40.16% | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 40.12% | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | 39.7% | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 39.05% | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | 38.39% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 38.34% | 2026 | |
| United StatesUSA | 37.94% | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 37.84% | 2026 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 37.82% | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 37.8% | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 37.63% | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | 37.62% | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 37.49% | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 37% | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 36.87% | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 36.19% | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 36.07% | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | 35.95% | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 35.69% | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 35.34% | 2026 | |
| BhutanBTN | 34.99% | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 34.73% | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | 34.6% | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 33.81% | 2026 | |
| JordanJOR | 33.69% | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 33.53% | 2026 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 33.33% | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 33.23% | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 33.15% | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 33% | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 32.93% | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | 32.82% | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 32.32% | 2026 | |
| KosovoXKX | 32.3% | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | 31.82% | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 31.66% | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 31.45% | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 31.34% | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 31.28% | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 31.26% | 2019 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 31.03% | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | 30.62% | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 30.3% | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | 30.17% | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | 29.92% | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 29.63% | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 29.57% | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | 29.55% | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | 29.55% | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 29.44% | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | 29.08% | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | 29.08% | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 29.07% | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 29.06% | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 29% | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | 28.98% | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 28.9% | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 28.76% | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | 28.64% | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 28.64% | 2010 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 27.46% | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 27.08% | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 26.76% | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 26.67% | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 26.56% | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 26.26% | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 26.18% | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | 26.06% | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 26.06% | 2026 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 25.5% | 2026 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 25.47% | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | 25.46% | 2026 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 25.23% | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 25.12% | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 25.04% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 24.75% | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 24.69% | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | 24.64% | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 23.98% | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 23.97% | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | 23.67% | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | 23.41% | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | 23.27% | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 22.9% | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | 22.77% | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 22.71% | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | 22.63% | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 22.56% | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 22.54% | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 22.53% | 2026 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 22.47% | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 22.44% | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | 22.37% | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 22.32% | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 22.3% | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 22.29% | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 21.77% | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | 21.4% | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | 21.35% | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | 21.33% | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | 21.25% | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 20.74% | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 20.62% | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 20.61% | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 20.56% | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 20.29% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 20.01% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 19.94% | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 19.54% | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 19.42% | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 19.3% | 2026 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 19.29% | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 19.28% | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 19.2% | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 19.11% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 19.05% | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | 19.02% | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 18.85% | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 18.83% | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | 18.8% | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | 18.75% | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | 18.58% | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 18.43% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 18.05% | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 17.87% | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 17.72% | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 17.06% | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | 16.83% | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 16.78% | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 16.71% | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | 16.66% | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 16.08% | 2026 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 15.9% | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | 15.49% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 15.4% | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 15.02% | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 14.98% | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 13.48% | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 13.08% | 2026 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 13.07% | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 12.14% | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | 8.45% | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 7.77% | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | 5.8% | 2026 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF WEO)