EconomyAs of 2024-12-31, Nauru has the highest Govt Spending GDP at 103.6%, while United Arab Emirates has the lowest at 3.77%. Median across 161 economies is 26%. Source: The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Last updated 2024-12-31
Nauru103.6%
United Arab Emirates3.77%| # | Country | Last | Change | Distribution | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 103.6% | 14.06% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 2 |  Kiribati | 83.68% | 2.15% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 65.56% | 7.67% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 4 |  Marshall Islands | 59.44% | 5.83% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 5 |  Palau | 58.95% | 16.53% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 6 |  Timor-Leste | 52.49% | 11.3% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 7 |  Greece | 47.3% | 3.5% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 8 |  Italy | 47.28% | 1.09% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 9 |  France | 47.26% | 1.6% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 10 |  Austria | 46.03% | 1.33% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 11 |  Finland | 44.91% | 6.97% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 12 |  Slovenia | 42.87% | 0.6791% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 13 |  Hungary | 42.42% | 0.1512% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 14 |  Luxembourg | 42.23% | 1.33% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 15 |  United Kingdom | 41.23% | 0.5781% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 16 |  San Marino | 40.49% | 4.15% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 17 |  Lesotho | 40.23% | 2.13% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 18 |  Netherlands | 39.97% | 0.6044% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 19 |  Slovak Republic | 39.77% | 2.62% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 20 |  Belgium | 39.71% | 1.7% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 21 |  Afghanistan | 39.22% | 4.7% | 2017-12-31 | |
| 22 |  Poland | 39.1% | 3.03% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 23 |  Cyprus | 38.46% | 2.26% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 24 |  Croatia | 38.13% | 0.2867% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 25 |  Estonia | 37.69% | 2.27% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 26 |  Israel | 37.35% | 2.1% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 27 |  Romania | 37.3% | 0.107% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 28 |  Portugal | 37.16% | 2.15% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 29 |  Uruguay | 36.45% | 0.4927% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 30 |  Namibia | 36.16% | 0.4462% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 31 |  Bulgaria | 35.76% | 3.57% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 32 |  New Zealand | 35.5% | 1.86% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 33 |  Serbia | 35.46% | 2.24% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 34 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.3% | 1.87% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 35 |  Tonga | 34.65% | 5.3% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 36 |  Kuwait | 34.55% | 6.04% | 2006-12-31 | |
| 37 |  Norway | 34.52% | 6.22% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 38 |  Moldova | 34.47% | 2.23% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 39 |  Czechia | 34.44% | 2.4% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 40 |  Liberia | 34.38% | — | 1982-12-31 | |
| 41 |  Latvia | 34.2% | 2.16% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 42 |  Spain | 34.04% | 1.29% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 43 |  Lithuania | 33.86% | 0.3766% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 44 |  Tunisia | 33.76% | 0.8596% | 2012-12-31 | |
| 45 |  Malta | 33.67% | 2.8% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 46 |  South Africa | 33.42% | 1.18% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 47 |  North Macedonia | 33.38% | 1.18% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 48 |  Denmark | 33.34% | 1.17% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 49 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 33.32% | 1.96% | 2019-12-31 | |
| 50 |  Colombia | 33.28% | 0.8895% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 51 |  Turkiye | 33.03% | 3.97% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 52 |  Sweden | 32.51% | 0.6934% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 53 |  Brazil | 32.43% | 0.7897% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 54 |  Iceland | 32.05% | 0.5056% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 55 |  Mongolia | 31.7% | 1.48% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 56 |  Germany | 31.17% | 1.49% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 57 |  Cabo Verde | 30.88% | 7.01% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 58 |  Ecuador | 30.44% | 1.49% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 59 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | 30.23% | 2.69% | 2015-12-31 | |
| 60 |  Russian Federation | 29.97% | 1.42% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 61 |  Maldives | 29.48% | 5.87% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 62 |  Mauritius | 29.14% | 0.9495% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 63 |  Solomon Islands | 28.89% | 1.49% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 64 |  Barbados | 28.77% | 0.4269% | 2016-12-31 | |
| 65 |  Costa Rica | 28.57% | 0.5241% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 66 |  Belarus | 28.47% | 0.1985% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 67 |  Korea, Rep. | 28.32% | 2.98% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 68 |  El Salvador | 27.92% | 0.5237% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 69 |  Kenya | 27.84% | 2.78% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 70 |  Fiji | 27.76% | 2.18% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 71 |  Iraq | 27.61% | 3.13% | 2019-12-31 | |
| 72 |  Australia | 27.58% | 4.97% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 73 |  Jamaica | 27.47% | 3.49% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 74 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 26.75% | 3.82% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 75 |  Samoa | 26.68% | 5.15% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 76 |  Vanuatu | 26.61% | 1.56% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 77 |  Morocco | 26.61% | 1.53% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 78 |  Botswana | 26.53% | 2.63% | 2024-12-31 | |
| 79 | West Bank and Gaza | 26.17% | 3.07% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 80 |  Bahrain | 26.11% | 4.35% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 81 |  Mozambique | 26% | 2.7% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 82 |  Jordan | 25.89% | 0.3536% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 83 |  Albania | 25.44% | 1.57% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 84 |  Georgia | 25.24% | 0.3053% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 85 |  Zambia | 25.14% | 0.2351% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 86 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.73% | 1.32% | 2017-12-31 | |
| 87 |  Seychelles | 24.62% | 5.83% | 2008-12-31 | |
| 88 |  Eswatini | 24.62% | 1.45% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 89 |  Chile | 24.56% | 0.4229% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 90 |  United States | 24.43% | 0.18% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 91 |  Honduras | 24.39% | 2.42% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 92 |  Saudi Arabia | 24.22% | 2.25% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 93 |  Bhutan | 24.08% | 7.45% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 94 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 23.71% | 0.1269% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 95 |  Senegal | 23.56% | 0.44% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 96 |  Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 23.43% | 0.2202% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 97 |  Azerbaijan | 23.01% | 4.14% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 98 |  Peru | 22.84% | 4.07% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 99 |  Ghana | 22.68% | 1.93% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 100 |  Mexico | 22.46% | 0.1536% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 101 |  Uzbekistan | 22.34% | 0.2945% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 102 |  Belize | 22.34% | 1.07% | 2017-12-31 | |
| 103 |  Bolivia | 21.81% | 2.13% | 2007-12-31 | |
| 104 |  Argentina | 21.01% | 0.8564% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 105 |  Armenia | 20.95% | 0.2156% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 106 |  Thailand | 20.72% | 1.51% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 107 |  Bahamas, The | 20.35% | 1.98% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 108 |  Papua New Guinea | 20.32% | 0.8747% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 109 |  Malawi | 20.17% | 2.99% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 110 |  Japan | 20.06% | 0.7877% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 111 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 19.64% | 1.39% | 2009-12-31 | |
| 112 |  Macao SAR, China | 19.59% | 29.59% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 113 |  Burkina Faso | 19.57% | 3.2% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 114 |  Nepal | 19.44% | 0.7229% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 115 |  Ireland | 19.24% | 3.02% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 116 |  Canada | 19.06% | 0.8884% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 117 |  Paraguay | 18.95% | 2.37% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 118 |  Dominican Republic | 18.07% | 0.0093% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 119 |  Sri Lanka | 18.04% | 2.29% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 120 |  Rwanda | 17.97% | 0.9749% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 121 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 17.88% | 0.5324% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 122 |  St. Lucia | 17.61% | 0.5603% | 2017-12-31 | |
| 123 |  Kazakhstan | 17.45% | 1.28% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 124 |  Gambia, The | 17.16% | — | 1990-12-31 | |
| 125 |  Panama | 17.14% | 2.13% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 126 |  Singapore | 17.11% | 2.44% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 127 |  Malaysia | 17.01% | 0.8874% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 128 |  Philippines | 16.88% | 1.73% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 129 |  Uganda | 16.58% | 0.3591% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 130 |  Tanzania | 16.34% | 0.6894% | 2024-12-31 | |
| 131 |  Nicaragua | 16.28% | 0.407% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 132 |  Congo, Rep. | 16.13% | 1.66% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 133 |  Switzerland | 16.11% | 0.2193% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 134 |  Togo | 16.03% | 0.7643% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 135 |  Guinea-Bissau | 15.54% | 1.13% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 136 |  Indonesia | 15.37% | 3.08% | 2009-12-31 | |
| 137 |  Angola | 14.57% | 0.868% | 2019-12-31 | |
| 138 |  Gabon | 14.05% | 2.39% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 139 |  Myanmar | 13.78% | 7.39% | 2019-12-31 | |
| 140 |  India | 13.73% | 1.94% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 141 |  Guatemala | 13.51% | 0.4879% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 142 |  Cambodia | 12.95% | 1.17% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 143 |  Pakistan | 12.78% | 6.22% | 2000-12-31 | |
| 144 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 12.45% | 3.8% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 145 |  Cameroon | 12.42% | 0.3625% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 146 |  Burundi | 12.26% | 2.43% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 147 |  Mali | 12.24% | 1.39% | 2020-12-31 | |
| 148 |  Central African Republic | 11.66% | 2.31% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 149 |  Equatorial Guinea | 11.05% | 0.6874% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 150 |  Madagascar | 11.04% | 1.11% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 151 |  Tajikistan | 11.02% | 0.3283% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 152 |  Zimbabwe | 10.98% | 1.19% | 2018-12-31 | |
| 153 |  Lao PDR | 10.32% | 0.4468% | 2022-12-31 | |
| 154 |  Niger | 10.16% | 0.9858% | 1980-12-31 | |
| 155 |  Sudan | 9.73% | 0.9855% | 2016-12-31 | |
| 156 |  Bangladesh | 8.32% | 0.1759% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 157 |  Guinea | 6.47% | 1.28% | 1992-12-31 | |
| 158 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.35% | 0.8683% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 159 |  Lebanon | 6.3% | 8.65% | 2021-12-31 | |
| 160 |  Ethiopia | 6.12% | 1.18% | 2023-12-31 | |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 3.77% | 0.041% | 2023-12-31 |
Nauru has the highest Govt Spending GDP at 103.6% as of 2024-12-31.
United Arab Emirates has the lowest Govt Spending GDP at 3.77% as of 2024-12-31.
161 countries have a latest value for Govt Spending GDP, according to The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
The median Govt Spending GDP across 161 economies is 26%.