Government consumption
% of GDP · no best or worst — smallest to largest
181 of 216 countries report a figure for government consumption
World average: 17.5%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #181 | Cayman Islands | 2.6% | 2020 | |
| #180 | Syria | 2.7% | 2022 | |
| #179 | Ghana | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| #178 | Lebanon | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| #177 | Egypt | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| #176 | Haiti | 5.5% | 2025 | |
| #175 | Cambodia | 5.7% | 2025 | |
| #174 | Bangladesh | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| #173 | Ethiopia | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| #172 | Sierra Leone | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| #171 | Sri Lanka | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| #170 | Indonesia | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| #169 | Puerto Rico | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| #168 | Somalia | 8.1% | 2025 | |
| #167 | Nepal | 8.4% | 2025 | |
| #166 | Ivory Coast | 8.7% | 2025 | |
| #165 | Benin | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| #164 | Yemen | 9.0% | 2018 | |
| #163 | Comoros | 9.0% | 2025 | |
| #162 | Pakistan | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| #161 | Vietnam | 9.4% | 2025 | |
| #160 | Tanzania | 9.8% | 2025 | |
| #159 | Chad | 9.9% | 2025 | |
| #158 | Armenia | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| #157 | The Gambia | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| #156 | Singapore | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| #155 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| #154 | Central African Republic | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| #153 | Bermuda | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| #152 | India | 10.8% | 2025 | |
| #151 | Kazakhstan | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| #150 | Paraguay | 10.9% | 2025 | |
| #149 | Cameroon | 11.1% | 2025 | |
| #148 | Gabon | 11.2% | 2025 | |
| #147 | Kenya | 11.2% | 2025 | |
| #146 | Ireland | 11.2% | 2025 | |
| #145 | Tajikistan | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| #144 | Nicaragua | 11.4% | 2025 | |
| #143 | Guatemala | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| #142 | Dominican Republic | 11.7% | 2025 | |
| #141 | Uganda | 11.7% | 2025 | |
| #140 | Mexico | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| #139 | Switzerland | 12.0% | 2025 | |
| #138 | Zimbabwe | 12.2% | 2024 | |
| #137 | Macau | 12.2% | 2025 | |
| #136 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.2% | 2025 | |
| #135 | United Arab Emirates | 12.2% | 2023 | |
| #134 | Niger | 12.2% | 2025 | |
| #133 | Turkmenistan | 12.4% | 2024 | |
| #132 | Malaysia | 12.4% | 2025 | |
| #131 | Panama | 12.4% | 2024 | |
| #130 | Hong Kong | 12.6% | 2025 | |
| #129 | Zambia | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| #128 | Ecuador | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| #127 | Albania | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| #126 | Qatar | 12.9% | 2022 | |
| #125 | The Bahamas | 12.9% | 2024 | |
| #124 | Mali | 13.1% | 2025 | |
| #123 | Peru | 13.1% | 2025 | |
| #122 | Iran | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| #121 | Togo | 13.3% | 2023 | |
| #120 | Kosovo | 13.4% | 2025 | |
| #119 | United States | 13.6% | 2024 | |
| #118 | Georgia | 13.8% | 2025 | |
| #117 | Turkey | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| #116 | Laos | 14.0% | 2016 | |
| #115 | Costa Rica | 14.0% | 2025 | |
| #114 | Bahrain | 14.1% | 2024 | |
| #113 | San Marino | 14.1% | 2023 | |
| #112 | Mauritius | 14.2% | 2025 | |
| #111 | Curaçao | 14.5% | 2018 | |
| #110 | Madagascar | 14.6% | 2025 | |
| #109 | Mongolia | 14.6% | 2025 | |
| #108 | Republic of the Congo | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| #107 | Argentina | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| #106 | Djibouti | 15.0% | 2025 | |
| #105 | Chile | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| #104 | Rwanda | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| #103 | Philippines | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| #102 | Honduras | 15.2% | 2025 | |
| #101 | Senegal | 15.4% | 2025 | |
| #100 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| #99 | Colombia | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| #98 | Azerbaijan | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| #97 | Angola | 15.8% | 2024 | |
| #96 | Uzbekistan | 15.9% | 2025 | |
| #95 | Belize | 15.9% | 2024 | |
| #94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.9% | 2025 | |
| #93 | Mauritania | 16.0% | 2025 | |
| #92 | North Macedonia | 16.4% | 2025 | |
| #91 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2025 | |
| #90 | Bolivia | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| #89 | Thailand | 16.7% | 2025 | |
| #88 | People's Republic of China | 16.7% | 2024 | |
| #87 | Guinea | 16.7% | 2025 | |
| #86 | Portugal | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| #85 | Palestine | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| #84 | Romania | 17.3% | 2025 | |
| #83 | Montenegro | 17.4% | 2025 | |
| #82 | Maldives | 17.5% | 2024 | |
| #81 | Malta | 17.5% | 2025 | |
| #80 | Uruguay | 17.6% | 2025 | |
| #79 | South Korea | 17.6% | 2025 | |
| #78 | Burkina Faso | 17.8% | 2025 | |
| #77 | Sudan | 17.9% | 2025 | |
| #76 | Aruba | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| #75 | Morocco | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| #74 | Greece | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| #73 | Malawi | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| #72 | Italy | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| #71 | Algeria | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| #70 | Moldova | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| #69 | Serbia | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| #68 | Cyprus | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| #67 | Samoa | 18.6% | 2025 | |
| #66 | Oman | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| #65 | South Africa | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| #64 | Belarus | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| #63 | Fiji | 18.9% | 2024 | |
| #62 | Russia | 19.1% | 2025 | |
| #61 | Brazil | 19.1% | 2025 | |
| #60 | Mozambique | 19.2% | 2025 | |
| #59 | Spain | 19.2% | 2025 | |
| #58 | Lithuania | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| #57 | Luxembourg | 19.8% | 2025 | |
| #56 | Tunisia | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| #55 | Bhutan | 20.0% | 2024 | |
| #54 | Czech Republic | 20.0% | 2025 | |
| #53 | Japan | 20.1% | 2024 | |
| #52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.3% | 2025 | |
| #51 | Saudi Arabia | 20.6% | 2025 | |
| #50 | Burundi | 20.6% | 2025 | |
| #49 | Hungary | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| #48 | Bulgaria | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| #47 | New Zealand | 21.1% | 2024 | |
| #46 | United Kingdom | 21.2% | 2025 | |
| #45 | Slovenia | 21.2% | 2025 | |
| #44 | Poland | 21.3% | 2025 | |
| #43 | Slovakia | 21.4% | 2025 | |
| #42 | Vanuatu | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| #41 | Estonia | 21.5% | 2025 | |
| #40 | Eswatini | 21.5% | 2024 | |
| #39 | Canada | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| #38 | Austria | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| #37 | Iraq | 22.2% | 2024 | |
| #36 | Namibia | 22.3% | 2025 | |
| #35 | Germany | 22.5% | 2025 | |
| #34 | Norway | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| #33 | Cape Verde | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| #32 | Latvia | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| #31 | Australia | 23.1% | 2025 | |
| #30 | Denmark | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| #29 | New Caledonia | 23.5% | 2017 | |
| #28 | Tonga | 23.5% | 2024 | |
| #27 | Afghanistan | 23.6% | 2024 | |
| #26 | Brunei | 23.8% | 2025 | |
| #25 | Belgium | 24.0% | 2025 | |
| #24 | Croatia | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| #23 | France | 24.4% | 2025 | |
| #22 | Cuba | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| #21 | Israel | 25.0% | 2025 | |
| #20 | Seychelles | 25.1% | 2025 | |
| #19 | Kuwait | 25.8% | 2024 | |
| #18 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| #17 | Iceland | 26.1% | 2025 | |
| #16 | Finland | 26.1% | 2025 | |
| #15 | Solomon Islands | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| #14 | Sweden | 26.4% | 2025 | |
| #13 | Faroe Islands | 27.9% | 2024 | |
| #12 | Botswana | 31.5% | 2025 | |
| #11 | French Polynesia | 32.0% | 2024 | |
| #10 | Libya | 32.3% | 2025 | |
| #9 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.4% | 2025 | |
| #8 | United States Virgin Islands | 34.4% | 2022 | |
| #7 | Lesotho | 36.4% | 2025 | |
| #6 | Palau | 38.3% | 2024 | |
| #5 | Ukraine | 38.9% | 2025 | |
| #4 | Greenland | 41.7% | 2023 | |
| #3 | Marshall Islands | 54.5% | 2024 | |
| #2 | Kiribati | 59.0% | 2024 | |
| #1 | Timor-Leste | 60.6% | 2024 | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | Andorra | — | — | |
| — | Antigua and Barbuda | — | — | |
| — | Barbados | — | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Dominica | — | — | |
| — | Eritrea | — | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | — | — | |
| — | Grenada | — | — | |
| — | Guam | — | — | |
| — | Guyana | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | Jamaica | — | — | |
| — | Jordan | — | — | |
| — | North Korea | — | — | |
| — | Liberia | — | — | |
| — | Liechtenstein | — | — | |
| — | Federated States of Micronesia | — | — | |
| — | Monaco | — | — | |
| — | Myanmar | — | — | |
| — | Nauru | — | — | |
| — | Nigeria | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Papua New Guinea | — | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten | — | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | — | |
| — | Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | — | |
| — | Saint Lucia | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | — | |
| — | Suriname | — | — | |
| — | Trinidad and Tobago | — | — | |
| — | Turks and Caicos Islands | — | — | |
| — | Tuvalu | — | — | |
| — | Venezuela | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)