ANANSI

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 175 countries · 1689–2026 · 12,754 observations

cgovexp_GDP · Annual, Quarterly

Definition

Government Expenditure is the sum of expense and the net investment in nonfinancial assets and is presented as an additional aggregate in the Statement of Operations.

Key economies

All countries

Central government expenditure (% of GDP) for every economy WED holds it for — each page with the full history for subscribers and a free preview of the recent years.

CountryFrequencyCoverageObservations
AfghanistanAFGAnnual2006–201712
AlbaniaALBAnnual1998–202317
AlgeriaDZAAnnual1951–201962
AndorraANDAnnual2018–20247
AngolaAGOAnnual1980–202445
ArgentinaARGAnnual1870–2024150
ArmeniaARMAnnual2004–202416
AustraliaAUSAnnual1839–2022123
AustriaAUTAnnual · also Quarterly1924–202591
AzerbaijanAZEAnnual2008–202417
BahamasBHSAnnual1973–201540
BahrainBHRAnnual1990–19967
BangladeshBGDAnnual1973–200930
BarbadosBRBAnnual1972–200413
BelarusBLRAnnual1994–202431
BelgiumBELAnnual · also Quarterly1870–2025148
BeninBENAnnual1965–202460
BoliviaBOLAnnual1900–2018116
BosniaBIHAnnual2005–202420
BotswanaBWAAnnual1980–201940
BrazilBRAAnnual1861–2024164
BulgariaBGRAnnual · also Quarterly1887–202595
Burkina FasoBFAAnnual1954–202466
BurundiBDIAnnual1980–202243
Cabo VerdeCPVAnnual1980–202243
CambodiaKHMAnnual2019–20235
CameroonCMRAnnual1963–202053
CanadaCANAnnual1870–2025156
Central African RepublicCAFAnnual1960–202257
ChadTCDAnnual · also Quarterly1972–202248
ChileCHLAnnual1940–202485
ColombiaCOLAnnual1945–202581
ComorosCOMAnnual1980–202140
Congo DRCODAnnual1950–202342
Costa RicaCRIAnnual1936–202590
Côte d'IvoireCIVAnnual1960–202465
CroatiaHRVAnnual1995–202531
CubaCUBAnnual1903–201868
CyprusCYPAnnual1950–202576
CzechiaCZEAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
DenmarkDNKAnnual1854–2025172
DjiboutiDJIAnnual1990–202233
DominicaDMAAnnual2017–20171
Dominican RepublicDOMAnnual1950–202576
East GermanyDDRAnnual1950–198839
EcuadorECUAnnual2013–202210
EgyptEGYAnnual1951–201968
El SalvadorSLVAnnual1939–202581
Equatorial GuineaGNQAnnual1980–202344
EritreaERIAnnual1992–200811
EstoniaESTAnnual1995–202531
EswatiniSWZAnnual1980–201940
EthiopiaETHAnnual1960–201960
FijiFJIAnnual1950–201061
FinlandFINAnnual · also Quarterly1882–2025144
FranceFRAAnnual1815–2025211
GabonGABAnnual1956–202052
GambiaGMBAnnual1980–201940
GeorgiaGEOAnnual1995–202430
GermanyDEUAnnual · also Quarterly1872–2025132
GhanaGHAAnnual1950–201969
GreeceGRCAnnual · also Quarterly1833–2025182
GuatemalaGTMAnnual1923–2025103
GuineaGINAnnual1980–202243
Guinea-BissauGNBAnnual1980–202445
GuyanaGUYAnnual1952–199241
HaitiHTIAnnual1955–199032
HondurasHNDAnnual1925–2025101
Hong KongHKGAnnual1947–19548
HungaryHUNAnnual1925–202547
IcelandISLAnnual · also Quarterly1990–202536
IndiaINDAnnual1948–201062
IndonesiaIDNAnnual1921–202392
IranIRNAnnual1959–201052
IraqIRQAnnual1950–197425
IrelandIRLAnnual1938–202583
IsraelISRAnnual1965–202460
ItalyITAAnnual1862–2025164
JamaicaJAMAnnual1929–200064
JapanJPNAnnual · also Quarterly1875–2024149
JordanJORAnnual1959–202354
KazakhstanKAZAnnual2005–202319
KenyaKENAnnual1955–202369
KiribatiKIRAnnual2010–202314
KuwaitKWTAnnual1964–202356
KyrgyzstanKGZAnnual2013–202412
LatviaLVAAnnual1995–202531
LesothoLSOAnnual1972–201946
LiberiaLBRAnnual1964–201942
LibyaLBYAnnual1963–201953
LithuaniaLTUAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
LuxembourgLUXAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
MacaoMACAnnual2001–202424
MadagascarMDGAnnual1950–202264
MalawiMWIAnnual1954–201966
MalaysiaMYSAnnual1949–201061
MaldivesMDVAnnual1990–200920
MaliMLIAnnual1967–202458
MaltaMLTAnnual1995–202531
Marshall IslandsMHLAnnual2008–201811
MauritaniaMRTAnnual1968–202244
MauritiusMUSAnnual1950–202576
MexicoMEXAnnual1876–2023145
MoldovaMDAAnnual2003–202422
MongoliaMNGAnnual1992–202431
MoroccoMARAnnual1952–201964
MozambiqueMOZAnnual1980–201940
MyanmarMMRAnnual1947–201972
NamibiaNAMAnnual1990–202435
NauruNRUAnnual2014–202411
NepalNPLAnnual1962–202152
NetherlandsNLDAnnual · also Quarterly1815–2025211
New ZealandNZLAnnual1931–202595
NicaraguaNICAnnual1960–202565
NigerNERAnnual1960–202465
NigeriaNGAAnnual1950–201969
North MacedoniaMKDAnnual2005–202415
NorwayNORAnnual · also Quarterly1865–2025155
PakistanPAKAnnual1950–201061
PalauPLWAnnual2008–201912
PalestinePSEAnnual2005–202117
PanamaPANAnnual1946–202570
Papua New GuineaPNGAnnual1975–201036
ParaguayPRYAnnual1952–202463
PeruPERAnnual1900–2021122
PhilippinesPHLAnnual1946–202377
PolandPOLAnnual1950–202572
PortugalPRTAnnual · also Quarterly1870–2025156
Puerto RicoPRIAnnual1929–198355
QatarQATQuarterlyQ1 2022–Q3 202515
Republic of the CongoCOGAnnual1955–202154
RomaniaROUAnnual · also Quarterly1880–202593
RussiaRUSAnnual2002–202423
RwandaRWAAnnual1980–202344
Saint VincentVCTAnnual1990–201611
SamoaWSMQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2013–Q4 202552
San MarinoSMRAnnual2002–202423
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPAnnual1980–202041
Saudi ArabiaSAUQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2019–Q1 202629
SenegalSENAnnual1962–202463
SerbiaSRBAnnual2007–202216
SeychellesSYCAnnual1980–202445
Sierra LeoneSLEAnnual1963–201956
SingaporeSGPAnnual1963–202462
SlovakiaSVKAnnual1995–202531
SloveniaSVNAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
SomaliaSOMAnnual2017–20248
South AfricaZAFAnnual1911–2024114
South KoreaKORAnnual1953–202668
SpainESPAnnual1801–2025202
Sri LankaLKAAnnual1947–200862
SudanSDNAnnual1955–201965
SwedenSWEAnnual · also Quarterly1750–2025276
SwitzerlandCHEAnnual · also Quarterly1871–2024154
SyriaSYRAnnual1964–201043
TaiwanTWNAnnual1903–201096
TajikistanTJKAnnual1998–202410
TanzaniaTZAAnnual1955–201965
ThailandTHAAnnual1946–202479
Timor-LesteTLSAnnual2010–202213
TogoTGOAnnual1961–202464
Trinidad and TobagoTTOAnnual1951–198939
TunisiaTUNAnnual1965–201955
TürkiyeTURAnnual2008–202417
UAEAREAnnual · also Quarterly2010–202415
UgandaUGAAnnual1954–202370
UkraineUKRAnnual1999–202426
United KingdomGBRAnnual · also Quarterly1689–2025337
United StatesUSAAnnual1791–2025235
UruguayURYAnnual1930–202490
UzbekistanUZBAnnual2011–202313
VanuatuVUTAnnual1981–201830
VenezuelaVENAnnual1997–201418
ZambiaZMBAnnual1950–201970
ZimbabweZWEAnnual1990–201926