Government spending, in dollars - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Government spending, billion USD, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 155 countries was 104.05 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 3570.08 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Government spending, in dollars, 2022 Global rank Available data
USA 3570.08 1 1970 - 2022
China 2870.05 2 1960 - 2022
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 372.78 10 1960 - 2023
Brazil 359.2 11 1989 - 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 160.63 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 97.18 25 1987 - 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 77.6 30 1960 - 2023
Finland 67.68 31 1970 - 2023
Ukraine 64.53 32 1989 - 2023
Philippines 60.83 33 1981 - 2023
Ireland 60.68 34 1970 - 2023
Czechia 58.68 35 1990 - 2023
Iran 52.63 36 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 52.08 37 1970 - 2022
Hong Kong 51.45 38 1960 - 2023
Romania 49.24 39 1990 - 2023
Colombia 48.34 40 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 47.46 41 1960 - 2023
Singapore 47.09 42 1960 - 2023
Portugal 44.82 43 1970 - 2023
Chile 44.34 44 1960 - 2023
Greece 43.74 45 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 39.33 46 1960 - 2023
Algeria 36.93 47 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 36.66 48 1995 - 2022
Hungary 36.53 49 1991 - 2023
Egypt 34.65 50 1965 - 2023
Peru 32.96 51 1982 - 2023
Qatar 30.35 52 1994 - 2022
Bangladesh 26.22 53 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 25.38 54 1992 - 2022
Morocco 25.16 55 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 23.76 56 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 16.55 57 1980 - 2023
Libya 16.06 58 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 15.63 59 1960 - 2023
Croatia 15.17 60 1995 - 2023
Luxembourg 14.4 61 1970 - 2023
Kenya 13.92 62 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 13.49 63 1992 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 12.88 64 1960 - 2023
Belarus 12.71 65 1992 - 2023
Lithuania 11.89 66 1995 - 2023
Slovenia 11.7 67 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 10.94 68 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 10.66 69 1960 - 2023
Serbia 10.29 70 1995 - 2023
Panama 9.76 71 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia 9.33 72 2011 - 2023
Sudan 9.22 73 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 9.17 74 1990 - 2023
Tunisia 9.14 75 1965 - 2023
Bolivia 8.4 76 1960 - 2023
Angola 8.1 77 2002 - 2023
Puerto Rico 7.98 78 1960 - 2023
Latvia 7.79 79 1995 - 2023
Estonia 7.4 80 1993 - 2023
Iceland 7.35 81 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 7.31 82 1960 - 2023
Macao 6.85 83 1982 - 2023
Tanzania 6.29 84 1990 - 2023
DR Congo 6.16 85 1994 - 2023
El Salvador 5.74 86 1965 - 2023
Botswana 5.67 87 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 5.55 88 1987 - 2022
Cyprus 5.43 89 1975 - 2023
Sri Lanka 5.32 90 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 4.98 91 1962 - 2023
Ghana 4.94 92 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 4.78 93 1965 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 4.58 94 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 4.57 95 1960 - 2022
Honduras 4.49 96 1960 - 2023
Uganda 4.46 97 1960 - 2023
Zambia 4.18 98 2010 - 2022
Senegal 4.12 99 1960 - 2023
Palestine 3.93 100 1994 - 2023
Burkina Faso 3.74 101 1960 - 2023
Guinea 3.48 102 1986 - 2023
Nepal 3.46 103 1975 - 2023
Brunei 3.36 104 1974 - 2023
Malta 3.36 105 1970 - 2023
Mali 3.22 106 1967 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 3.2 107 2005 - 2023
Afghanistan 3.17 108 2020 - 2022
Georgia 3.13 109 1987 - 2023
Mozambique 3.07 110 1991 - 2022
Namibia 2.89 111 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 2.78 112 1960 - 2023
Moldova 2.55 113 1995 - 2023
Armenia 2.48 114 1990 - 2023
Mongolia 2.39 115 1981 - 2023
Cambodia 2.36 116 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 2.27 117 1960 - 2023
Gabon 2.21 118 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 2.15 119 1988 - 2023
North Macedonia 2.11 120 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 2.06 121 1976 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 2.04 122 1990 - 2022
Albania 1.93 123 1984 - 2023
R. of Congo 1.87 124 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 1.75 125 1977 - 2023
Benin 1.75 126 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 1.75 127 1966 - 2023
Haiti 1.4 128 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 1.11 129 2000 - 2023
Tajikistan 1.09 130 1993 - 2022
Fiji 1.07 131 1980 - 2023
Togo 1.06 132 1963 - 2023
Burundi 1.03 133 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.97 134 1998 - 2022
Bermuda 0.93 135 2010 - 2022
Swaziland 0.84 136 1960 - 2022
Lesotho 0.78 137 1960 - 2022
Lebanon 0.76 138 1989 - 2023
Somalia 0.76 139 1960 - 2023
Aruba 0.71 140 1995 - 2022
Barbados 0.69 141 1975 - 2022
Bhutan 0.61 142 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.56 143 2013 - 2023
Chad 0.5 144 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.49 145 2007 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.48 146 1964 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.46 147 2003 - 2022
Belize 0.45 148 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.4 149 1976 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.34 150 1970 - 2023
Gambia 0.21 151 1977 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.2 152 1960 - 2023
Samoa 0.18 153 2009 - 2023
Comoros 0.12 154 1980 - 2023
Palau 0.09 155 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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1. USA
2. China
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. France
6. UK
7. Canada
8. Italy
9. Russia
10. Australia
11. Brazil
12. India
13. South Korea
14. Spain
15. Netherlands
16. Saudi Arabia
17. Mexico
18. Sweden
19. Belgium
20. Poland
21. Israel
22. Norway
23. Turkey
24. Indonesia
25. Argentina
26. Austria
27. Switzerland
28. Thailand
29. Denmark
30. South Africa
31. Finland
32. Ukraine
33. Philippines
34. Ireland
35. Czechia
36. Iran
37. New Zealand
38. Hong Kong
39. Romania
40. Colombia
41. Malaysia
42. Singapore
43. Portugal
44. Chile
45. Greece
46. Pakistan
47. Algeria
48. Vietnam
49. Hungary
50. Egypt
51. Peru
52. Qatar
53. Bangladesh
54. Kazakhstan
55. Morocco
56. Slovakia
57. Bulgaria
58. Libya
59. Ecuador
60. Croatia
61. Luxembourg
62. Kenya
63. Uzbekistan
64. Domin. Rep.
65. Belarus
66. Lithuania
67. Slovenia
68. Guatemala
69. Costa Rica
70. Serbia
71. Panama
72. Ethiopia
73. Sudan
74. Azerbaijan
75. Tunisia
76. Bolivia
77. Angola
78. Puerto Rico
79. Latvia
80. Estonia
81. Iceland
82. Ivory Coast
83. Macao
84. Tanzania
85. DR Congo
86. El Salvador
87. Botswana
88. Turkmenistan
89. Cyprus
90. Sri Lanka
91. Paraguay
92. Ghana
93. Cameroon
94. Bosnia & Herz.
95. Zimbabwe
96. Honduras
97. Uganda
98. Zambia
99. Senegal
100. Palestine
101. Burkina Faso
102. Guinea
103. Nepal
104. Brunei
105. Malta
106. Mali
107. Eq. Guinea
108. Afghanistan
109. Georgia
110. Mozambique
111. Namibia
112. Madagascar
113. Moldova
114. Armenia
115. Mongolia
116. Cambodia
117. Rwanda
118. Gabon
119. Nicaragua
120. North Macedonia
121. Mauritius
122. Kyrgyzstan
123. Albania
124. R. of Congo
125. Bahamas
126. Benin
127. Mauritania
128. Haiti
129. Montenegro
130. Tajikistan
131. Fiji
132. Togo
133. Burundi
134. Faroe Isl.
135. Bermuda
136. Swaziland
137. Lesotho
138. Lebanon
139. Somalia
140. Aruba
141. Barbados
142. Bhutan
143. Djibouti
144. Chad
145. Cape Verde
146. Sierra Leone
147. Solomon Isl.
148. Belize
149. Seychelles
150. G.-Bissau
151. Gambia
152. C.A. Republic
153. Samoa
154. Comoros
155. Palau
3570.08
2870.05
919.26
896.06
667.24
648.58
447.25
395.34
389.24
372.78
359.20
358.83
314.15
288.78
253.26
230.91
160.63
146.85
139.42
126.04
109.69
107.91
105.71
101.35
97.18
96.96
93.08
87.84
87.15
77.60
67.68
64.53
60.83
60.68
58.68
52.63
52.08
51.45
49.24
48.34
47.46
47.09
44.82
44.34
43.74
39.33
36.93
36.66
36.53
34.65
32.96
30.35
26.22
25.38
25.16
23.76
16.55
16.06
15.63
15.17
14.40
13.92
13.49
12.88
12.71
11.89
11.70
10.94
10.66
10.29
9.76
9.33
9.22
9.17
9.14
8.40
8.10
7.98
7.79
7.40
7.35
7.31
6.85
6.29
6.16
5.74
5.67
5.55
5.43
5.32
4.98
4.94
4.78
4.58
4.57
4.49
4.46
4.18
4.12
3.93
3.74
3.48
3.46
3.36
3.36
3.22
3.20
3.17
3.13
3.07
2.89
2.78
2.55
2.48
2.39
2.36
2.27
2.21
2.15
2.11
2.06
2.04
1.93
1.87
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.40
1.11
1.09
1.07
1.06
1.03
0.97
0.93
0.84
0.78
0.76
0.76
0.71
0.69
0.61
0.56
0.50
0.49
0.48
0.46
0.45
0.40
0.34
0.21
0.20
0.18
0.12
0.09
0
892.5
1785
2677.6
3570.08


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