GM ECONOMY · INDICATOR PROFILE
Government Expense
Government expense as a percentage of GDP.
Country coverage100 / 11488% of active countries
Time coverage1972–20233161 observations
Common ranking year202278 countries · 78%
Data qualityGood30 median observations / country
Minimum · 20223.81%
Median · 202231.34%
Maximum · 202281.53%
Data quality
Recency and time-series depthGood77latest within 1 year of the series maximum and at least 10 observations
Adequate14latest within 3 years and at least 5 observations
Limited9older or comparatively short series
Indicator metadata
Definition and machine-readable identifiersCountry ranking · 2022
78 comparable countries| Rank | Country | 2022 value | Latest year | Latest value | Observations | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 81.53% | 2023 | 83.68% | 13 | 2011–2023 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 57.89% | 2023 | 65.56% | 25 | 1999–2023 |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 52.49% | 2022 | 52.49% | 13 | 2010–2022 |
| 4 | Greece | 50.80% | 2023 | 47.30% | 48 | 1972–2023 |
| 5 | Macao | 49.17% | 2023 | 19.59% | 28 | 1996–2023 |
| 6 | France | 48.86% | 2023 | 47.26% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 7 | Italy | 48.37% | 2023 | 47.28% | 46 | 1973–2023 |
| 8 | Austria | 47.36% | 2023 | 46.03% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 43.55% | 2023 | 42.87% | 25 | 1992–2023 |
| 10 | Hungary | 42.42% | 2022 | 42.42% | 42 | 1981–2022 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 40.90% | 2023 | 42.23% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 40.65% | 2023 | 41.23% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 13 | Tonga | 39.96% | 2023 | 34.65% | 11 | 2013–2023 |
| 14 | Slovakia | 39.77% | 2022 | 39.77% | 28 | 1995–2022 |
| 15 | Belgium | 39.71% | 2022 | 39.71% | 28 | 1995–2022 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 39.37% | 2023 | 39.97% | 51 | 1973–2023 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 39.32% | 2023 | 35.76% | 34 | 1990–2023 |
| 18 | Portugal | 39.31% | 2023 | 37.16% | 48 | 1975–2023 |
| 19 | Finland | 37.93% | 2023 | 44.91% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 20 | Croatia | 37.84% | 2023 | 38.13% | 33 | 1991–2023 |
| 21 | Romania | 37.30% | 2022 | 37.30% | 42 | 1981–2022 |
| 22 | Latvia | 36.35% | 2023 | 34.20% | 30 | 1994–2023 |
| 23 | Cyprus | 36.20% | 2023 | 38.46% | 49 | 1975–2023 |
| 24 | Poland | 36.06% | 2023 | 39.10% | 30 | 1994–2023 |
| 25 | New Zealand | 35.50% | 2022 | 35.50% | 39 | 1972–2022 |
| 26 | Serbia | 35.46% | 2022 | 35.46% | 16 | 2007–2022 |
| 27 | Estonia | 35.42% | 2023 | 37.69% | 30 | 1991–2023 |
| 28 | Spain | 35.34% | 2023 | 34.04% | 43 | 1972–2023 |
| 29 | Israel | 35.25% | 2023 | 37.35% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 30 | Czech Republic | 34.44% | 2022 | 34.44% | 30 | 1993–2022 |
| 31 | Lithuania | 34.24% | 2023 | 33.86% | 32 | 1991–2023 |
| 32 | South Africa | 33.42% | 2022 | 33.42% | 51 | 1972–2022 |
| 33 | Iceland | 32.56% | 2023 | 32.05% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 34 | Sweden | 32.51% | 2022 | 32.51% | 51 | 1972–2022 |
| 35 | Colombia | 32.39% | 2023 | 33.28% | 20 | 1998–2023 |
| 36 | Denmark | 32.16% | 2023 | 33.34% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 37 | Samoa | 31.84% | 2023 | 26.68% | 12 | 2012–2023 |
| 38 | Brazil | 31.64% | 2023 | 32.43% | 14 | 2010–2023 |
| 39 | Russia | 31.39% | 2023 | 29.97% | 28 | 1994–2023 |
| 40 | South Korea | 31.30% | 2023 | 28.32% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 41 | Germany | 31.17% | 2022 | 31.17% | 51 | 1972–2022 |
| 42 | Fiji | 29.94% | 2023 | 27.76% | 27 | 1990–2023 |
| 43 | Turkey | 29.06% | 2023 | 33.03% | 42 | 1972–2023 |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 28.89% | 2022 | 28.89% | 12 | 2011–2022 |
| 45 | Norway | 28.29% | 2023 | 34.52% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 28.17% | 2023 | 26.61% | 21 | 1990–2023 |
| 47 | Morocco | 28.14% | 2023 | 26.61% | 31 | 1990–2023 |
| 48 | Australia | 27.58% | 2022 | 27.58% | 51 | 1972–2022 |
| 49 | Jordan | 26.24% | 2023 | 25.89% | 34 | 1990–2023 |
| 50 | Kenya | 25.06% | 2023 | 27.84% | 10 | 2014–2023 |
| 51 | Georgia | 24.94% | 2023 | 25.24% | 29 | 1995–2023 |
| 52 | United States | 24.61% | 2023 | 24.43% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 53 | Chile | 24.14% | 2023 | 24.56% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.83% | 2023 | 23.71% | 10 | 2014–2023 |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 23.01% | 2022 | 23.01% | 21 | 1994–2022 |
| 56 | Ghana | 22.68% | 2022 | 22.68% | 22 | 2001–2022 |
| 57 | Mexico | 22.31% | 2023 | 22.46% | 44 | 1972–2023 |
| 58 | Thailand | 22.23% | 2023 | 20.72% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 22.05% | 2023 | 22.34% | 13 | 2011–2023 |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 21.97% | 2023 | 24.22% | 14 | 2010–2023 |
| 61 | Argentina | 21.87% | 2023 | 21.01% | 25 | 1990–2023 |
| 62 | Armenia | 21.16% | 2023 | 20.95% | 20 | 2004–2023 |
| 63 | Japan | 20.06% | 2022 | 20.06% | 48 | 1972–2022 |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 19.45% | 2023 | 20.32% | 23 | 1990–2023 |
| 65 | Ireland | 19.24% | 2022 | 19.24% | 51 | 1972–2022 |
| 66 | Philippines | 18.61% | 2023 | 16.88% | 28 | 1990–2023 |
| 67 | Canada | 18.17% | 2023 | 19.06% | 34 | 1990–2023 |
| 68 | Malaysia | 17.90% | 2023 | 17.01% | 28 | 1996–2023 |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 16.16% | 2023 | 17.45% | 22 | 1997–2023 |
| 70 | Switzerland | 15.89% | 2023 | 16.11% | 47 | 1972–2023 |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 15.74% | 2023 | 18.04% | 34 | 1990–2023 |
| 72 | Singapore | 14.67% | 2023 | 17.11% | 52 | 1972–2023 |
| 73 | India | 13.73% | 2022 | 13.73% | 46 | 1974–2022 |
| 74 | Cambodia | 11.78% | 2023 | 12.95% | 22 | 2002–2023 |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 10.69% | 2023 | 11.02% | 9 | 1998–2023 |
| 76 | Laos | 10.32% | 2022 | 10.32% | 15 | 2008–2022 |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 7.30% | 2023 | 6.12% | 33 | 1990–2023 |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 3.81% | 2023 | 3.77% | 16 | 1997–2023 |
The ranking uses a single common year rather than mixing each country’s latest observation. GM Economy selects the most recent year with data for at least 75% of countries covered by this indicator; if no year reaches that threshold, the year with the broadest coverage is used. Values are ordered from highest to lowest. This is a descriptive data ranking, not an assessment of whether a higher or lower value is preferable.