Government Spending by Country (Current US$)

General government final consumption expenditure, commonly referred to as government spending, measures the value of goods and services purchased and used by the government for current needs, expressed in current US dollars. It covers spending on public administration, defense, education, health, and other services provided by the government. The dataset covers 177 countries and territories with values from 2020 to 2025. Government spending can change substantially from year to year, reflecting changes in public budgets, economic conditions, and the overall size of the economy.

Government Spending by Country (Current US$) Map

Countries With the Largest Government Spending in 2025

Germany recorded the largest government final consumption expenditure in 2025 at 1,137.2 billion US dollars. The United Kingdom ranked second with 849.6 billion, followed by France with 820.1 billion, Canada with 508.2 billion, and Russia with 489.2 billion. Italy (465.7 billion), Brazil (436.2 billion), India (426.0 billion), Australia (416.3 billion), and Spain (366.1 billion) complete the top ten.

The ten largest spenders account for 55.1 percent of total government spending recorded across the 132 countries with 2025 data, while the top three alone represent 26.2 percent of the total. Germany alone accounts for 10.6 percent of the total. The Netherlands (344.8 billion), South Korea (330.4 billion), Saudi Arabia (263.2 billion), Türkiye (221.4 billion), Poland (220.7 billion), and Mexico (216.1 billion) also record spending above 200 billion dollars.

The United States, China, and Japan, which recorded government spending of 3,991.8 billion (in 2024), 3,129.4 billion (in 2024), and 844.1 billion (in 2024) respectively, do not have 2025 figures in this dataset and are therefore not included in the 2025 ranking.

Government Spending by Country (Current US$)

#
Country
2025
1
United States
United States US
3,991,840,000,000
2
China
China CN
3,129,444,691,213
3
Germany
Germany DE
1,137,207,119,451
4
United Kingdom
United Kingdom GB
849,560,401,335
5
Japan
Japan JP
844,051,861,880
6
France
France FR
820,113,737,438
7
Canada
Canada CA
508,175,469,756
8
Russia
Russia RU
489,229,901,175
9
Italy
Italy IT
465,678,480,677
10
Brazil
Brazil BR
436,243,016,735
11
India
India IN
426,049,018,617
12
Australia
Australia AU
416,335,351,106
13
Spain
Spain ES
366,080,636,976
14
Netherlands
Netherlands NL
344,796,274,603
15
South Korea
South Korea KR
330,430,474,924
16
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia SA
263,170,400,000
17
Türkiye
Türkiye TR
221,439,614,242
18
Poland
Poland PL
220,686,558,894
19
Mexico
Mexico MX
216,081,165,138
20
Sweden
Sweden SE
176,833,116,822
21
Belgium
Belgium BE
173,772,648,790
22
Israel
Israel IL
152,532,905,098
23
Austria
Austria AT
126,954,460,868
24
Switzerland
Switzerland CH
125,666,652,967
25
Norway
Norway NO
119,785,106,212
26
Indonesia
Indonesia ID
108,891,403,342
27
Denmark
Denmark DK
107,387,479,290
28
Argentina
Argentina AR
101,968,114,655
29
Thailand
Thailand TH
96,090,057,270
30
Ukraine
Ukraine UA
83,426,147,362
31
Finland
Finland FI
82,644,706,693
32
Ireland
Ireland IE
81,135,501,214
33
South Africa
South Africa ZA
80,696,105,267
34
Czech Republic
Czech Republic CZ
78,269,536,605
35
Romania
Romania RO
74,172,709,988
36
Philippines
Philippines PH
73,758,459,028
37
Colombia
Colombia CO
70,848,600,153
38
Iraq
Iraq IQ
62,032,806,769
39
Singapore
Singapore SG
61,907,453,440
40
Portugal
Portugal PT
59,097,558,737
41
Malaysia
Malaysia MY
58,410,905,177
42
New Zealand
New Zealand NZ
55,067,203,962
43
Chile
Chile CL
53,805,757,600
44
Hong Kong
Hong Kong HK
53,716,498,850
45
Algeria
Algeria DZ
52,472,242,416
46
Hungary
Hungary HU
51,311,536,501
47
Greece
Greece GR
51,176,350,955
48
Vietnam
Vietnam VN
48,259,294,014
49
Iran
Iran IR
48,205,506,642
50
Peru
Peru PE
43,778,580,928
51
Kuwait
Kuwait KW
41,501,705,004
52
Pakistan
Pakistan PK
37,965,264,079
53
Slovakia
Slovakia SK
33,077,800,890
54
Morocco
Morocco MA
32,870,891,736
55
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan KZ
31,451,548,898
56
Bulgaria
Bulgaria BG
27,232,444,707
57
Bangladesh
Bangladesh BD
26,474,081,423
58
Croatia
Croatia HR
25,507,109,357
59
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan UZ
23,390,318,464
60
Luxembourg
Luxembourg LU
20,077,401,395
61
Oman
Oman OM
20,068,069,701
62
Egypt
Egypt EG
19,889,804,522
63
Serbia
Serbia RS
18,464,668,566
64
Lithuania
Lithuania LT
18,401,594,593
65
Belarus
Belarus BY
17,651,714,223
66
Slovenia
Slovenia SI
16,910,935,528
67
Ecuador
Ecuador EC
16,706,794,100
68
Angola
Angola AO
16,261,196,931
69
Libya
Libya LY
15,523,764,715
70
Kenya
Kenya KE
15,241,096,674
71
Uruguay
Uruguay UY
15,023,374,424
72
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic DO
14,862,819,341
73
DR Congo
DR Congo CD
14,513,342,524
74
Costa Rica
Costa Rica CR
14,418,147,719
75
Guatemala
Guatemala GT
14,126,745,073
76
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan AZ
11,792,117,647
77
Tunisia
Tunisia TN
11,448,975,506
78
Latvia
Latvia LV
11,135,651,603
79
Sudan
Sudan SD
10,769,255,785
80
Panama
Panama PA
10,731,603,500
81
Estonia
Estonia EE
10,091,245,478
82
Iceland
Iceland IS
10,056,371,221
83
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico PR
9,960,500,000
84
Bolivia
Bolivia BO
9,073,908,509
85
Tanzania
Tanzania TZ
8,816,277,838
86
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast CI
8,689,326,268
87
Cyprus
Cyprus CY
7,620,606,278
88
Ethiopia
Ethiopia ET
7,378,597,669
89
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka LK
7,337,670,053
90
Uganda
Uganda UG
7,232,117,797
91
Bahrain
Bahrain BH
6,649,065,160
92
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
6,621,918,318
93
Cameroon
Cameroon CM
6,569,903,193
94
Macau
Macau MO
6,350,959,736
95
Botswana
Botswana BW
6,274,144,520
96
Honduras
Honduras HN
6,027,844,914
97
El Salvador
El Salvador SV
6,024,860,000
98
Senegal
Senegal SN
5,694,948,119
99
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan TM
5,465,114,138
100
Paraguay
Paraguay PY
5,351,870,146
101
Georgia
Georgia GE
5,281,881,097
102
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ZW
5,047,585,117
103
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso BF
4,919,216,938
104
Malta
Malta MT
4,868,645,345
105
Guinea
Guinea GN
4,740,114,598
106
Mozambique
Mozambique MZ
4,289,091,271
107
Afghanistan
Afghanistan AF
4,200,385,320
108
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea GQ
4,155,420,193
109
Ghana
Ghana GH
3,999,669,268
110
Mali
Mali ML
3,927,392,241
111
Albania
Albania AL
3,923,115,934
112
Nepal
Nepal NP
3,814,307,985
113
Moldova
Moldova MD
3,757,209,723
114
Mongolia
Mongolia MN
3,708,707,102
115
Brunei
Brunei BN
3,579,333,344
116
Namibia
Namibia NA
3,359,987,864
117
Zambia
Zambia ZM
3,208,067,776
118
North Macedonia
North Macedonia MK
3,130,516,377
119
Armenia
Armenia AM
2,981,190,667
120
Palestine
Palestine PS
2,926,900,000
121
Cambodia
Cambodia KH
2,897,843,738
122
Madagascar
Madagascar MG
2,866,920,539
123
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan KG
2,762,981,180
124
Malawi
Malawi MW
2,721,690,968
125
Niger
Niger NE
2,646,311,640
126
Nicaragua
Nicaragua NI
2,527,051,933
127
Rwanda
Rwanda RW
2,465,124,700
128
Congo
Congo CG
2,426,126,789
129
Gabon
Gabon GA
2,391,640,031
130
Mauritius
Mauritius MU
2,292,716,387
131
Benin
Benin BJ
2,179,305,604
132
Chad
Chad TD
2,125,528,635
133
Bahamas
Bahamas BS
2,044,200,000
134
French Polynesia
French Polynesia PF
2,024,362,353
135
Mauritania
Mauritania MR
1,872,122,435
136
Haiti
Haiti HT
1,772,573,161
137
Kosovo
Kosovo XK
1,672,493,454
138
Tajikistan
Tajikistan TJ
1,629,900,740
139
Montenegro
Montenegro ME
1,607,093,859
140
Lebanon
Lebanon LB
1,272,994,179
141
Maldives
Maldives MV
1,233,237,292
142
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste TL
1,130,023,600
143
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands FO
1,129,207,482
144
Fiji
Fiji FJ
1,128,245,823
145
Somalia
Somalia SO
1,054,100,000
146
Eswatini
Eswatini SZ
1,045,189,974
147
Bermuda
Bermuda BM
985,396,000
148
Lesotho
Lesotho LS
937,572,549
149
Aruba
Aruba AW
746,481,335
150
Cape Verde
Cape Verde CV
698,624,589
151
Djibouti
Djibouti DJ
695,066,987
152
Burundi
Burundi BI
694,462,325
153
Bhutan
Bhutan BT
668,358,789
154
Seychelles
Seychelles SC
598,419,499
155
Belize
Belize BZ
510,741,350
156
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone SL
443,896,180
157
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands SB
414,809,927
158
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau GW
391,440,770
159
Central African Republic
Central African Republic CF
316,244,192
160
Vanuatu
Vanuatu VU
278,252,843
161
Gambia
Gambia GM
265,044,182
162
Samoa
Samoa WS
239,293,846
163
Kiribati
Kiribati KI
202,543,504
164
Comoros
Comoros KM
163,504,929
165
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands MH
155,418,900
166
Tonga
Tonga TO
152,387,076
167
Palau
Palau PW
123,128,571
168
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe ST
101,026,418
169
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands KY
-
170
Cuba
Cuba CU
-
171
Greenland
Greenland GL
-
172
Qatar
Qatar QA
-
173
San Marino
San Marino SM
-
174
Syria
Syria SY
-
175
Togo
Togo TG
-
176
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates AE
-
177
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands VI
-

Government Spending Around the World

In Europe, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy lead, with each recording government spending above 460 billion dollars in 2025. Russia (489.2 billion) and Spain (366.1 billion) are also among the largest, while the Netherlands (344.8 billion), Poland (220.7 billion), Sweden (176.8 billion), and Belgium (173.8 billion) record spending above 170 billion. Switzerland (125.7 billion) and Norway (119.8 billion) record spending above 100 billion.

In Asia, India (426.0 billion) and South Korea (330.4 billion) lead, while Japan does not provide a 2025 figure. Saudi Arabia (263.2 billion) is the largest in the Middle East, ahead of Israel (152.5 billion). On the borders of Europe and Asia, Türkiye records spending of 221.4 billion. In the Americas, Canada (508.2 billion) and Brazil (436.2 billion) lead, followed by Mexico (216.1 billion) and Argentina (102.0 billion).

In Africa, South Africa records the largest figure among countries with 2025 data at 80.7 billion, ahead of Algeria (52.5 billion), Morocco (32.9 billion), Egypt (19.9 billion), and Libya (15.5 billion).

Largest Increases in Government Spending, 2020–2025

Germany recorded the largest absolute increase in government spending between 2020 and 2025, with spending rising from 878.4 billion to 1,137.2 billion US dollars, an increase of 258.8 billion. The United Kingdom recorded the second largest increase at 241.6 billion (from 608.0 billion, plus 40 percent), followed by Russia (298.2 to 489.2 billion, plus 64 percent), France (671.0 to 820.1 billion, plus 22 percent), and Brazil (297.2 to 436.2 billion, plus 47 percent).

In relative terms, Ukraine recorded the largest increase, with government spending rising from 30.2 billion in 2020 to 83.4 billion in 2025, an increase of 176 percent. Uzbekistan followed with an increase of 129 percent (10.2 to 23.4 billion), ahead of Türkiye (110.3 to 221.4 billion, plus 101 percent), Bulgaria (13.6 to 27.2 billion, plus 100 percent), and Poland (114.1 to 220.7 billion, plus 93 percent). Among others, DR Congo (7.8 to 14.5 billion, plus 87 percent) and Croatia (14.4 to 25.5 billion, plus 77 percent) also recorded increases above 75 percent.

Largest Decreases in Government Spending, 2020–2025

Among countries with no 2025 observation, Japan recorded the largest decline in the dataset over the available years, with spending falling from 1,060.5 billion in 2020 to 844.1 billion in 2024 (minus 216.4 billion, or 20 percent). Among countries with complete 2020–2025 data, Egypt recorded the largest absolute decline, with spending falling from 28.9 billion in 2020 to 19.9 billion in 2025 (minus 9.0 billion, or 31 percent). Libya's spending fell from 22.6 billion to 15.5 billion over the same period (minus 7.1 billion, or 31 percent).

In relative terms, Libya and Egypt recorded the largest proportional declines between 2020 and 2025, both at 31 percent, ahead of Palestine (3.6 to 2.9 billion, minus 20 percent), Ethiopia (9.0 to 7.4 billion, minus 18 percent), and Sri Lanka (8.8 to 7.3 billion, minus 16 percent).

Government Spending by Country (Current US$)

#
Country
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
1
United States
United States
3,180,108,000,000 3,376,390,000,000 3,563,488,000,000 3,765,878,000,000 3,991,840,000,000 3,991,840,000,000
2
China
China
2,639,938,430,032 2,976,196,992,545 3,052,067,355,404 3,140,517,543,907 3,129,444,691,213 3,129,444,691,213
3
Germany
Germany
878,400,206,607 966,560,218,942 914,267,358,113 978,766,524,106 1,030,190,247,308 1,137,207,119,451
4
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
607,986,227,388 699,511,101,059 653,984,811,876 705,210,146,148 772,500,940,918 849,560,401,335
5
Japan
Japan
1,060,548,284,063 1,073,014,673,867 921,191,733,900 881,119,871,259 844,051,861,880 844,051,861,880
6
France
France
670,980,134,492 739,586,794,559 688,213,408,550 737,580,474,096 764,182,799,737 820,113,737,438
7
Canada
Canada
375,858,774,650 433,029,748,837 446,613,551,177 455,051,535,664 486,639,827,258 508,175,469,756
8
Russia
Russia
298,182,198,638 315,568,812,683 391,687,562,501 372,683,791,110 400,540,346,308 489,229,901,175
9
Italy
Italy
395,459,132,213 427,943,829,953 396,375,931,782 414,774,645,490 430,837,216,064 465,678,480,677
10
Brazil
Brazil
297,216,449,691 309,864,802,505 359,197,195,956 417,248,694,132 410,270,033,875 436,243,016,735
11
India
India
310,615,866,618 331,815,250,379 359,729,310,267 371,288,522,762 401,455,733,948 426,049,018,617
12
Australia
Australia
290,852,159,643 349,062,482,974 373,342,485,414 368,483,220,934 389,107,349,137 416,335,351,106
13
Spain
Spain
280,469,681,141 306,851,328,787 290,442,397,932 317,799,987,369 333,156,708,281 366,080,636,976
14
Netherlands
Netherlands
239,567,638,479 267,738,106,733 254,730,359,467 285,278,670,861 312,625,033,170 344,796,274,603
15
South Korea
South Korea
296,192,772,848 330,667,981,874 317,370,055,205 327,916,747,245 327,904,281,654 330,430,474,924
16
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
210,196,800,000 212,977,866,667 237,147,733,333 255,094,933,333 267,757,066,667 263,170,400,000
17
Türkiye
Türkiye
110,278,959,636 109,575,086,764 109,439,837,403 151,055,591,315 196,477,107,746 221,439,614,242
18
Poland
Poland
114,137,047,538 127,656,042,983 126,038,012,380 153,945,127,269 191,019,439,224 220,686,558,894
19
Mexico
Mexico
136,734,366,977 150,151,239,754 163,285,175,147 201,725,605,572 212,749,641,215 216,081,165,138
20
Sweden
Sweden
144,797,964,529 164,407,279,355 148,031,323,220 152,955,261,908 160,705,661,150 176,833,116,822
21
Belgium
Belgium
128,381,586,230 142,250,187,752 138,427,982,201 152,061,402,123 159,280,512,068 173,772,648,790
22
Israel
Israel
96,018,170,783 108,633,081,614 110,075,474,681 115,972,375,864 136,703,042,632 152,532,905,098
23
Austria
Austria
92,568,479,544 104,817,891,602 97,179,362,556 106,304,960,790 115,503,230,282 126,954,460,868
24
Switzerland
Switzerland
93,528,163,606 100,939,228,079 97,992,151,503 109,012,338,479 115,561,676,774 125,666,652,967
25
Norway
Norway
96,882,131,162 113,977,299,185 108,792,164,341 106,406,752,919 110,471,469,562 119,785,106,212
26
Indonesia
Indonesia
102,259,693,600 109,715,858,392 101,434,316,222 102,218,767,805 108,138,218,885 108,891,403,342
27
Denmark
Denmark
88,059,914,998 97,588,256,955 88,249,774,190 92,429,393,151 97,491,579,624 107,387,479,290
28
Argentina
Argentina
65,086,024,471 77,440,654,018 99,553,560,984 105,872,404,854 95,223,478,996 101,968,114,655
29
Thailand
Thailand
89,056,660,111 92,305,482,553 87,816,242,101 85,752,853,075 87,917,227,227 96,090,057,270
30
Ukraine
Ukraine
30,219,540,934 35,442,802,218 64,530,718,933 75,851,521,942 71,675,957,633 83,426,147,362
31
Finland
Finland
65,982,384,822 72,984,539,054 67,729,982,307 75,829,368,843 77,964,947,545 82,644,706,693
32
Ireland
Ireland
54,830,834,092 62,088,909,414 60,172,139,555 68,602,059,048 73,522,022,503 81,135,501,214
33
South Africa
South Africa
69,691,522,619 80,309,710,842 76,528,468,396 73,158,795,396 76,973,813,838 80,696,105,267
34
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
53,834,405,058 60,831,481,752 59,144,795,993 67,614,891,676 69,330,169,920 78,269,536,605
35
Romania
Romania
47,303,887,842 50,760,623,978 49,190,871,281 59,814,354,109 70,828,831,768 74,172,709,988
36
Philippines
Philippines
55,208,486,782 61,395,637,112 60,829,603,622 62,154,881,729 67,232,892,744 73,758,459,028
37
Colombia
Colombia
46,388,628,347 51,111,517,162 48,405,921,327 53,669,536,553 62,377,250,333 70,848,600,153
38
Iraq
Iraq
40,718,345,382 37,151,768,621 39,568,991,862 50,195,240,129 62,032,806,769 62,032,806,769
39
Singapore
Singapore
42,815,033,535 46,460,878,180 46,945,854,220 50,311,036,837 57,592,425,872 61,907,453,440
40
Portugal
Portugal
43,359,798,547 47,456,676,699 44,708,665,784 48,818,094,540 52,849,584,894 59,097,558,737
41
Malaysia
Malaysia
43,741,991,282 47,234,710,127 47,362,451,364 47,873,036,864 50,518,968,724 58,410,905,177
42
New Zealand
New Zealand
43,483,439,342 53,466,544,066 52,610,244,000 53,982,559,925 55,067,203,962 55,067,203,962
43
Chile
Chile
40,713,716,356 46,470,511,180 44,355,475,319 51,404,966,883 49,684,187,007 53,805,757,600
44
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
43,965,863,972 46,774,643,811 51,424,282,477 50,681,243,177 52,203,833,680 53,716,498,850
45
Algeria
Algeria
32,650,145,768 34,319,857,786 37,311,369,645 44,394,285,862 48,630,923,824 52,472,242,416
46
Hungary
Hungary
33,586,168,681 38,107,644,137 36,651,856,458 43,619,509,754 45,364,946,255 51,311,536,501
47
Greece
Greece
43,613,249,579 47,068,467,029 43,372,998,899 47,236,013,641 47,631,799,910 51,176,350,955
48
Vietnam
Vietnam
32,855,058,667 35,126,918,559 36,461,413,431 38,229,298,416 42,118,276,894 48,259,294,014
49
Iran
Iran
38,490,833,660 57,339,482,799 53,592,272,602 57,420,990,804 62,182,961,097 48,205,506,642
50
Peru
Peru
31,859,193,045 31,119,783,412 32,960,373,969 36,210,817,490 39,004,574,717 43,778,580,928
51
Kuwait
Kuwait
33,511,084,697 37,668,084,843 38,331,784,665 40,681,008,847 41,501,705,004 41,501,705,004
52
Pakistan
Pakistan
35,416,575,957 38,091,362,850 39,333,059,519 34,827,768,717 32,942,824,136 37,965,264,079
53
Slovakia
Slovakia
22,884,108,065 25,528,736,401 24,606,678,089 27,148,218,056 29,757,891,639 33,077,800,890
54
Morocco
Morocco
23,548,657,781 26,947,035,785 24,858,621,389 26,506,342,041 28,832,749,214 32,870,891,736
55
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
21,799,390,344 22,215,235,233 23,675,467,930 29,449,479,465 31,451,548,898 31,451,548,898
56
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
13,622,364,878 15,942,579,609 16,544,965,634 18,863,073,529 22,394,772,180 27,232,444,707
57
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
22,331,087,733 24,488,214,905 26,222,902,918 24,780,320,591 26,593,391,130 26,474,081,423
58
Croatia
Croatia
14,424,850,629 15,921,506,570 15,067,370,913 17,987,984,886 21,505,817,534 25,507,109,357
59
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
10,205,065,951 12,353,733,909 14,862,247,846 16,428,159,971 17,955,983,028 23,390,318,464
60
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
13,576,873,956 14,905,211,545 14,596,032,327 16,338,376,599 17,770,386,156 20,077,401,395
61
Oman
Oman
19,786,475,943 19,335,240,572 19,390,897,269 20,011,184,395 20,068,069,701 20,068,069,701
62
Egypt
Egypt
28,939,488,459 32,096,876,992 34,650,455,927 26,877,467,520 24,395,300,926 19,889,804,522
63
Serbia
Serbia
10,830,453,142 12,414,796,572 12,261,452,922 13,931,606,053 15,759,495,286 18,464,668,566
64
Lithuania
Lithuania
10,544,854,991 11,776,259,044 12,077,327,428 14,021,289,294 16,093,099,075 18,401,594,593
65
Belarus
Belarus
10,411,690,561 11,716,387,486 12,710,635,543 12,938,833,192 14,394,373,469 17,651,714,223
66
Slovenia
Slovenia
11,060,695,882 12,815,932,721 11,673,135,769 13,306,265,814 14,878,296,933 16,910,935,528
67
Ecuador
Ecuador
15,647,726,000 15,480,291,000 15,719,494,000 16,434,472,000 16,580,207,000 16,706,794,100
68
Angola
Angola
8,932,369,688 11,698,856,366 22,266,613,850 17,941,051,378 16,261,196,931 16,261,196,931
69
Libya
Libya
22,648,338,299 12,197,566,689 14,047,068,723 15,408,643,842 16,586,206,554 15,523,764,715
70
Kenya
Kenya
12,559,701,300 13,325,547,450 13,978,001,746 12,660,341,650 13,448,417,205 15,241,096,674
71
Uruguay
Uruguay
9,668,868,605 10,220,822,956 11,702,356,725 13,664,716,005 14,309,510,554 15,023,374,424
72
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
9,430,541,859 9,937,452,465 12,434,737,190 13,585,945,222 14,301,332,961 14,862,819,341
73
DR Congo
DR Congo
7,771,859,310 9,093,911,370 12,136,438,038 11,794,229,047 13,223,278,471 14,513,342,524
74
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
11,046,975,645 10,738,526,393 10,480,217,616 12,495,390,871 13,624,041,091 14,418,147,719
75
Guatemala
Guatemala
8,915,953,974 9,700,626,733 10,988,609,806 11,723,785,345 12,335,339,854 14,126,745,073
76
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6,924,352,941 7,602,882,353 9,174,882,353 10,006,000,000 10,603,117,647 11,792,117,647
77
Tunisia
Tunisia
9,193,246,379 9,794,211,204 9,151,888,130 9,360,893,989 9,736,053,677 11,448,975,506
78
Latvia
Latvia
7,000,285,802 8,324,769,713 7,871,819,734 8,984,703,264 9,551,108,179 11,135,651,603
79
Sudan
Sudan
3,905,266,309 3,750,282,655 9,223,922,953 6,952,093,518 8,241,416,949 10,769,255,785
80
Panama
Panama
8,409,269,200 9,262,763,800 9,761,174,500 10,278,610,500 10,731,603,500 10,731,603,500
81
Estonia
Estonia
6,560,174,797 7,410,927,778 7,322,672,771 8,426,234,506 9,073,404,971 10,091,245,478
82
Iceland
Iceland
6,189,573,429 7,200,594,048 7,454,332,241 7,986,295,049 8,604,165,779 10,056,371,221
83
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
7,713,000,000 7,825,400,000 9,153,100,000 9,603,500,000 10,259,000,000 9,960,500,000
84
Bolivia
Bolivia
7,873,180,391 8,132,948,799 8,348,678,683 8,820,923,705 9,073,908,509 9,073,908,509
85
Tanzania
Tanzania
5,087,018,121 5,656,040,960 6,288,504,375 6,922,817,535 7,242,808,182 8,816,277,838
86
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
7,135,764,185 7,252,281,760 6,715,708,356 7,482,045,877 8,065,762,072 8,689,326,268
87
Cyprus
Cyprus
4,907,445,582 5,705,190,347 5,617,272,085 6,468,473,310 6,927,992,666 7,620,606,278
88
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
9,008,674,895 9,637,319,095 9,065,262,657 8,584,215,259 8,259,212,198 7,378,597,669
89
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
8,769,135,719 8,369,906,957 5,360,569,721 5,673,855,139 6,923,782,660 7,337,670,053
90
Uganda
Uganda
3,576,326,864 4,025,254,929 4,459,600,732 4,665,316,635 5,402,890,993 7,232,117,797
91
Bahrain
Bahrain
5,933,114,628 6,211,124,468 6,361,164,096 6,750,398,936 6,649,065,160 6,649,065,160
92
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,196,972,690 4,592,866,197 4,578,638,711 5,277,365,779 5,822,337,134 6,621,918,318
93
Cameroon
Cameroon
5,007,741,632 5,420,893,984 4,659,807,287 5,487,085,368 6,150,620,797 6,569,903,193
94
Macau
Macau
6,554,461,588 6,551,219,831 6,848,678,137 6,327,239,536 6,160,388,342 6,350,959,736
95
Botswana
Botswana
5,410,805,350 5,918,889,206 5,686,249,208 5,714,267,258 6,123,757,955 6,274,144,520
96
Honduras
Honduras
3,657,218,095 4,411,351,206 4,486,411,226 5,129,091,560 5,574,653,331 6,027,844,914
97
El Salvador
El Salvador
4,908,690,000 5,618,910,000 5,995,070,000 6,054,950,000 6,249,870,000 6,024,860,000
98
Senegal
Senegal
3,503,016,026 4,172,831,377 4,208,066,016 4,852,142,726 5,276,351,857 5,694,948,119
99
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
3,356,375,864 3,163,447,419 4,341,646,205 4,970,292,117 5,465,114,138 5,465,114,138
100
Paraguay
Paraguay
4,480,212,132 4,799,553,974 4,889,122,171 5,127,852,199 5,251,733,557 5,351,870,146
101
Georgia
Georgia
2,339,423,321 2,663,315,440 3,130,412,317 3,739,059,230 4,409,363,821 5,281,881,097
102
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1,907,414,048 4,231,846,568 4,569,081,395 4,293,488,749 5,047,585,117 5,047,585,117
103
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
3,506,740,926 3,988,349,247 3,907,727,601 4,202,606,052 4,490,343,859 4,919,216,938
104
Malta
Malta
3,230,344,644 3,616,465,046 3,335,215,647 3,708,643,265 4,220,309,686 4,868,645,345
105
Guinea
Guinea
2,453,295,760 2,984,028,029 3,408,832,946 3,023,144,103 3,469,304,715 4,740,114,598
106
Mozambique
Mozambique
2,937,598,858 3,028,263,791 3,115,438,138 3,600,896,027 4,185,877,596 4,289,091,271
107
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
4,412,100,129 3,032,015,044 3,166,994,239 3,638,763,332 4,200,385,320 4,200,385,320
108
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
2,813,299,813 3,113,681,673 3,033,464,645 3,331,442,905 3,438,193,397 4,155,420,193
109
Ghana
Ghana
5,484,032,885 6,365,631,386 4,917,487,063 4,429,560,253 3,999,669,268 3,999,669,268
110
Mali
Mali
2,539,243,462 2,884,900,822 2,836,416,006 3,189,366,103 3,463,147,029 3,927,392,241
111
Albania
Albania
2,083,100,534 2,336,466,383 2,309,520,082 2,847,563,290 3,358,030,045 3,923,115,934
112
Nepal
Nepal
3,031,674,647 3,047,780,422 3,464,540,035 2,719,457,939 3,352,075,177 3,814,307,985
113
Moldova
Moldova
1,982,620,080 2,295,068,631 2,543,214,679 2,996,497,676 3,250,230,387 3,757,209,723
114
Mongolia
Mongolia
2,104,814,769 2,279,626,780 2,386,565,680 2,643,563,596 3,682,249,887 3,708,707,102
115
Brunei
Brunei
3,053,193,260 3,146,847,873 3,357,032,132 3,451,980,969 3,475,510,485 3,579,333,344
116
Namibia
Namibia
2,802,153,758 3,107,184,000 2,891,849,018 2,731,272,753 3,035,913,205 3,359,987,864
117
Zambia
Zambia
2,664,372,684 2,547,948,399 4,214,991,568 3,671,393,420 3,208,067,776 3,208,067,776
118
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2,069,081,109 2,216,338,141 2,092,945,327 2,367,860,385 2,635,538,534 3,130,516,377
119
Armenia
Armenia
1,892,287,600 1,894,450,245 2,278,491,060 2,926,317,265 2,767,747,053 2,981,190,667
120
Palestine
Palestine
3,639,600,000 4,309,800,000 3,927,000,000 3,363,900,000 2,807,900,000 2,926,900,000
121
Cambodia
Cambodia
1,887,893,711 2,415,563,566 2,359,619,024 2,573,101,731 2,696,427,981 2,897,843,738
122
Madagascar
Madagascar
2,443,748,099 2,505,413,287 2,525,733,171 2,483,478,694 2,597,847,971 2,866,920,539
123
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
1,519,473,900 1,538,403,065 2,036,929,236 2,426,068,730 2,555,500,862 2,762,981,180
124
Malawi
Malawi
2,464,800,844 2,578,931,508 2,660,788,392 2,544,378,893 2,154,586,517 2,721,690,968
125
Niger
Niger
2,019,010,174 2,225,801,125 2,290,648,142 2,098,734,729 2,213,842,516 2,646,311,640
126
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1,919,361,282 2,198,447,941 2,179,485,500 2,295,022,545 2,412,833,105 2,527,051,933
127
Rwanda
Rwanda
1,575,619,675 1,985,673,714 2,374,092,956 2,442,702,926 2,528,735,538 2,465,124,700
128
Congo
Congo
2,004,537,966 2,204,655,315 1,872,228,998 2,006,951,385 2,103,511,699 2,426,126,789
129
Gabon
Gabon
2,017,128,876 2,297,859,316 2,209,015,849 2,223,097,442 2,144,187,334 2,391,640,031
130
Mauritius
Mauritius
2,004,222,286 1,979,006,447 2,062,704,300 2,020,556,816 2,236,210,854 2,292,716,387
131
Benin
Benin
1,788,188,516 1,782,198,674 1,752,574,023 1,869,761,287 1,936,520,336 2,179,305,604
132
Chad
Chad
1,439,103,788 1,575,085,093 1,569,830,495 1,723,381,359 1,961,217,484 2,125,528,635
133
Bahamas
Bahamas
2,255,900,000 2,087,700,000 1,830,700,000 2,002,500,000 2,044,200,000 2,044,200,000
134
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
1,938,647,897 2,024,182,679 1,842,706,908 1,950,208,583 2,024,362,353 2,024,362,353
135
Mauritania
Mauritania
1,015,759,613 1,380,347,930 1,606,579,535 1,762,007,827 1,725,153,251 1,872,122,435
136
Haiti
Haiti
1,060,849,293 1,548,832,422 1,390,373,641 1,219,477,782 1,437,931,488 1,772,573,161
137
Kosovo
Kosovo
1,076,114,353 1,211,556,595 1,104,605,899 1,318,741,168 1,390,570,989 1,672,493,454
138
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
940,937,277 972,813,328 1,085,823,458 1,305,497,475 1,629,900,740 1,629,900,740
139
Montenegro
Montenegro
1,120,674,165 1,167,130,503 1,130,803,538 1,365,263,941 1,459,490,050 1,607,093,859
140
Lebanon
Lebanon
2,898,410,792 545,945,470 761,043,539 1,037,866,780 1,272,994,179 1,272,994,179
141
Maldives
Maldives
852,812,108 981,322,322 1,063,764,900 1,128,296,317 1,233,237,292 1,233,237,292
142
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
961,899,700 1,022,056,000 1,062,362,900 1,100,628,900 1,130,023,600 1,130,023,600
143
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
967,005,964 1,053,838,210 974,173,553 1,063,529,218 1,129,207,482 1,129,207,482
144
Fiji
Fiji
1,090,139,501 1,057,647,589 1,051,963,585 1,185,978,557 1,128,245,823 1,128,245,823
145
Somalia
Somalia
595,000,000 676,000,000 759,000,000 785,000,000 931,000,000 1,054,100,000
146
Eswatini
Eswatini
1,043,374,918 1,055,358,758 948,701,945 897,314,414 1,045,189,974 1,045,189,974
147
Bermuda
Bermuda
876,402,000 898,013,000 918,855,000 943,521,000 985,396,000 985,396,000
148
Lesotho
Lesotho
762,647,489 836,725,863 829,238,218 753,656,775 854,836,181 937,572,549
149
Aruba
Aruba
720,671,229 658,189,944 718,266,480 784,605,196 746,481,335 746,481,335
150
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
468,676,272 545,536,375 502,542,792 564,839,641 602,075,849 698,624,589
151
Djibouti
Djibouti
623,916,483 615,665,091 769,182,981 666,451,083 709,821,669 695,066,987
152
Burundi
Burundi
830,523,730 854,181,821 1,034,184,510 805,999,580 644,126,758 694,462,325
153
Bhutan
Bhutan
548,423,116 627,749,240 609,130,127 612,684,517 668,358,789 668,358,789
154
Seychelles
Seychelles
364,672,419 384,361,902 403,162,289 532,636,487 542,432,128 598,419,499
155
Belize
Belize
353,803,400 403,832,600 449,884,400 482,889,300 510,741,350 510,741,350
156
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
518,792,561 578,494,496 475,964,158 352,895,842 391,850,757 443,896,180
157
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
385,906,699 387,972,085 388,079,363 419,107,414 414,809,927 414,809,927
158
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
331,603,847 353,156,855 352,021,542 339,643,898 359,511,745 391,440,770
159
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
225,157,712 230,026,829 198,597,933 213,007,421 251,228,712 316,244,192
160
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
212,861,848 236,138,964 246,155,490 219,254,906 278,252,843 278,252,843
161
Gambia
Gambia
162,946,204 196,542,368 184,370,113 229,109,624 229,671,532 265,044,182
162
Samoa
Samoa
127,233,851 142,900,833 181,970,658 172,080,478 197,041,641 239,293,846
163
Kiribati
Kiribati
120,445,085 152,805,825 170,632,857 187,496,929 202,543,504 202,543,504
164
Comoros
Comoros
129,373,797 131,550,019 122,947,207 136,376,253 142,705,379 163,504,929
165
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
148,336,200 159,446,800 160,614,100 150,901,100 155,418,900 155,418,900
166
Tonga
Tonga
111,980,103 148,547,334 155,006,645 148,302,777 152,387,076 152,387,076
167
Palau
Palau
108,788,600 105,593,727 104,605,988 115,284,813 123,128,571 123,128,571
168
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
66,878,699 75,814,081 70,771,772 77,789,496 80,649,748 101,026,418
169
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
144,720,579 144,720,579 - - - -
170
Cuba
Cuba
41,704,000,000 41,704,000,000 - - - -
171
Greenland
Greenland
1,347,538,241 1,457,664,273 1,301,399,405 1,387,505,383 1,387,505,383 -
172
Qatar
Qatar
31,706,023,352 29,923,483,049 30,351,672,802 30,351,672,802 - -
173
San Marino
San Marino
333,964,207 342,734,960 313,193,935 286,838,076 286,838,076 -
174
Syria
Syria
1,286,852,387 981,035,655 643,326,021 643,326,021 - -
175
Togo
Togo
1,020,111,669 1,090,619,559 1,084,808,780 1,297,431,994 1,297,431,994 -
176
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
53,048,604,493 60,661,402,314 63,583,117,767 63,850,782,845 63,850,782,845 -
177
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
1,469,000,000 1,528,000,000 1,606,000,000 1,606,000,000 - -

Methodology

The statistics are based on the World Bank World Development Indicators dataset, indicator NE.CON.GOVT.CD (General government final consumption expenditure, current US$). The main comparison uses 2025 data where available, covering 132 of the 177 countries and territories in our dataset. For countries without a 2025 observation, the latest available year is noted where relevant, but earlier years are not substituted for missing 2025 values in the ranking. Values are expressed in current US dollars and are not adjusted for inflation. Missing observations are treated as missing, not as zero.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has the largest government spending?

Among countries with 2025 data, Germany recorded the largest government final consumption expenditure at 1,137.2 billion US dollars, followed by the United Kingdom (849.6 billion) and France (820.1 billion). The United States, China, and Japan recorded larger figures in 2024 but have no 2025 observation in this dataset.

How many countries are included in the dataset?

Our dataset includes 177 countries and territories. Of these, 132 have data available for 2025. Countries without a 2025 observation are not included in the 2025 ranking.

What does general government final consumption expenditure include?

It includes government spending on goods and services for current use, such as public administration, defense, education, health, and other public services. It excludes government spending on fixed assets, such as infrastructure investment, which is recorded separately as gross fixed capital formation.

Are the figures adjusted for inflation?

No. The values are expressed in current US dollars, meaning they are not adjusted for inflation. Changes over time can therefore reflect changes in spending as well as changes in prices and exchange rates.

Why do some countries not appear in the ranking?

Some countries do not report government spending data for 2025. Of the 177 countries and territories in our dataset, 132 have 2025 values, while the remaining countries have their latest available observations in earlier years. Missing values are not treated as zero.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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