* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Government spending, billion USD, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 163 countries was 100 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 3566.53 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Palau: 0.09 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Government spending, in dollars, 2022 Global rank Available data
USA 3566.53 1 1970 - 2023
China 2870.05 2 1960 - 2023
Japan 919.26 3 1970 - 2022
Germany 896.06 4 1970 - 2023
France 667.24 5 1960 - 2023
UK 648.58 6 1960 - 2023
Canada 447.25 7 1961 - 2023
Italy 395.34 8 1970 - 2023
Russia 389.24 9 1988 - 2023
Australia 373.31 10 1960 - 2023
Brazil 359.2 11 1960 - 2023
India 358.83 12 1960 - 2023
South Korea 314.15 13 1960 - 2023
Spain 288.78 14 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 253.26 15 1969 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 230.91 16 1968 - 2023
Mexico 162.43 17 1960 - 2023
Sweden 146.85 18 1960 - 2023
Belgium 139.42 19 1970 - 2023
Poland 126.04 20 1995 - 2023
Israel 109.69 21 1970 - 2023
Norway 107.91 22 1970 - 2023
Turkey 105.71 23 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 101.35 24 1967 - 2023
Argentina 100.21 25 1962 - 2023
Austria 96.96 26 1970 - 2023
Switzerland 93.08 27 1970 - 2023
Thailand 87.84 28 1960 - 2023
Denmark 87.15 29 1966 - 2023
South Africa 77.27 30 1960 - 2023
Finland 67.68 31 1970 - 2023
Ukraine 64.53 32 1989 - 2023
UA Emirates 63.58 33 2001 - 2023
Philippines 60.83 34 1981 - 2023
Ireland 60.68 35 1970 - 2023
Czechia 58.68 36 1990 - 2023
New Zealand 52.08 37 1970 - 2022
Hong Kong 51.42 38 1960 - 2023
Iran 50.21 39 1960 - 2023
Romania 49.6 40 1990 - 2023
Colombia 48.34 41 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 47.23 42 1960 - 2023
Singapore 47.09 43 1960 - 2023
Iraq 44.88 44 1970 - 2022
Portugal 44.82 45 1970 - 2023
Chile 44.34 46 1960 - 2023
Greece 43.74 47 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 39.33 48 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 38.08 49 1965 - 2022
Algeria 37.31 50 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 36.66 51 1995 - 2023
Hungary 36.53 52 1991 - 2023
Egypt 34.65 53 1960 - 2023
Peru 32.96 54 1960 - 2023
Qatar 30.35 55 1994 - 2022
Bangladesh 26.22 56 1960 - 2023
Morocco 24.96 57 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 23.76 58 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan 23.68 59 1992 - 2023
Oman 20.03 60 1967 - 2022
Bulgaria 16.57 61 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 15.63 62 1960 - 2023
Croatia 15.03 63 1995 - 2023
Luxembourg 14.4 64 1970 - 2023
Kenya 13.98 65 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 13.49 66 1992 - 2023
Libya 13.32 67 1990 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 12.88 68 1960 - 2023
Belarus 12.71 69 1990 - 2023
Serbia 12.26 70 1995 - 2023
Lithuania 11.89 71 1995 - 2023
Slovenia 11.7 72 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 10.97 73 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 10.66 74 1960 - 2023
Panama 9.76 75 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 9.33 76 2011 - 2023
Sudan 9.22 77 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 9.19 78 1965 - 2023
Azerbaijan 9.17 79 1990 - 2023
Angola 8.45 80 2002 - 2023
Bolivia 8.4 81 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 7.98 82 1960 - 2023
Latvia 7.79 83 1995 - 2023
Estonia 7.4 84 1993 - 2023
Iceland 7.35 85 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 7.31 86 1960 - 2023
Macao 6.85 87 1982 - 2023
Bahrain 6.36 88 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 6.29 89 1990 - 2023
DR Congo 6.16 90 1994 - 2023
El Salvador 5.74 91 1965 - 2023
Botswana 5.67 92 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 5.55 93 1987 - 2022
Cyprus 5.54 94 1975 - 2023
Zimbabwe 5.46 95 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 5.32 96 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 4.98 97 1962 - 2023
Ghana 4.94 98 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 4.66 99 1965 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 4.58 100 2000 - 2023
Honduras 4.49 101 1960 - 2023
Uganda 4.46 102 1960 - 2023
Zambia 4.21 103 2010 - 2023
Senegal 4.12 104 1960 - 2023
Palestine 3.93 105 1994 - 2023
Burkina Faso 3.74 106 1960 - 2023
Nepal 3.46 107 1975 - 2023
Guinea 3.41 108 1986 - 2023
Madagascar 3.4 109 1960 - 2023
Brunei 3.36 110 1974 - 2023
Malta 3.34 111 1970 - 2023
Mali 3.22 112 1967 - 2023
Afghanistan 3.17 113 2020 - 2023
Georgia 3.13 114 1987 - 2023
Mozambique 3.12 115 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 3.03 116 2005 - 2023
Namibia 2.89 117 1980 - 2023
Moldova 2.55 118 1995 - 2023
Mongolia 2.39 119 1981 - 2023
Cambodia 2.36 120 1960 - 2023
Albania 2.29 121 1980 - 2023
Armenia 2.28 122 1990 - 2023
Rwanda 2.27 123 1960 - 2023
Gabon 2.21 124 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 2.15 125 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 2.09 126 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 2.06 127 1976 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 2.04 128 1990 - 2023
R. of Congo 1.87 129 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 1.75 130 1977 - 2023
Benin 1.75 131 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 1.61 132 1966 - 2023
Haiti 1.4 133 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 1.11 134 2000 - 2023
Tajikistan 1.09 135 1993 - 2022
Maldives 1.06 136 2014 - 2023
Togo 1.06 137 1963 - 2023
Burundi 1.03 138 1960 - 2023
Fiji 1.02 139 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.97 140 1998 - 2023
Bermuda 0.93 141 2010 - 2023
Lesotho 0.83 142 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.76 143 1989 - 2022
Somalia 0.76 144 1960 - 2023
Aruba 0.7 145 1995 - 2023
Syria 0.64 146 1960 - 2022
Bhutan 0.61 147 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.56 148 2013 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.5 149 2007 - 2023
Chad 0.5 150 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.48 151 1964 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.46 152 2003 - 2022
Belize 0.45 153 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.4 154 1976 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.36 155 1970 - 2023
San Marino 0.31 156 2015 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.2 157 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.18 158 1977 - 2023
Samoa 0.18 159 2009 - 2023
Kiribati 0.17 160 2006 - 2022
Tonga 0.16 161 1975 - 2022
Comoros 0.12 162 1980 - 2023
Palau 0.09 163 2005 - 2022



Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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3566.53
2870.05
919.26
896.06
667.24
648.58
447.25
395.34
389.24
373.31
359.20
358.83
314.15
288.78
253.26
230.91
162.43
146.85
139.42
126.04
109.69
107.91
105.71
101.35
100.21
96.96
93.08
87.84
87.15
77.27
67.68
64.53
63.58
60.83
60.68
58.68
52.08
51.42
50.21
49.60
48.34
47.23
47.09
44.88
44.82
44.34
43.74
39.33
38.08
37.31
36.66
36.53
34.65
32.96
30.35
26.22
24.96
23.76
23.68
20.03
16.57
15.63
15.03
14.40
13.98
13.49
13.32
12.88
12.71
12.26
11.89
11.70
10.97
10.66
9.76
9.33
9.22
9.19
9.17
8.45
8.40
7.98
7.79
7.40
7.35
7.31
6.85
6.36
6.29
6.16
5.74
5.67
5.55
5.54
5.46
5.32
4.98
4.94
4.66
4.58
4.49
4.46
4.21
4.12
3.93
3.74
3.46
3.41
3.40
3.36
3.34
3.22
3.17
3.13
3.12
3.03
2.89
2.55
2.39
2.36
2.29
2.28
2.27
2.21
2.15
2.09
2.06
2.04
1.87
1.75
1.75
1.61
1.40
1.11
1.09
1.06
1.06
1.03
1.02
0.97
0.93
0.83
0.76
0.76
0.70
0.64
0.61
0.56
0.50
0.50
0.48
0.46
0.45
0.40
0.36
0.31
0.20
0.18
0.18
0.17
0.16
0.12
0.09
0
891.6
1783.3
2674.9
3566.53


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