General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in General government total expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
129.13 % change on previous year
South Sudan
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
7.24 % change on previous year
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
6,405
What the numbers show
General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 129.13 % change on previous year in South Sudan; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.24 % change on previous year, and the mean is 6.87 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 79,884.2%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 2,390.2%).
General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 129.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 980.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 111.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 85.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,524.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 59.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 178.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 57.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 858.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Argentina | 50.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Suriname | 45.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Burundi | 45.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 989.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 213.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 39.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Kiribati | 37.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,100.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 30.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Zambia | 29.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 371.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Yemen | 26.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Bhutan | 26.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 353.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 24.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Haiti | 23.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 435.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 23.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 20 | Cook Islands | 22.65 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 322.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 22.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 22 | Angola | 22.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 22.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Guatemala | 18.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,329.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 18.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 18.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Nigeria | 17.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 241.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Singapore | 17.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Mauritania | 17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 16.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Niger | 16.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Naoero | 15.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 15.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 15.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 14.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 14.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 14.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 714.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 14.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 13.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Armenia | 13.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 13.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 12.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Macau, China | 12.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Seychelles | 12.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 572.8% | volatile |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 12.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 11.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Tonga | 11.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Madagascar | 11.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Uruguay | 11.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 11.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 505.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Lesotho | 11.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | 11.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 11.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Georgia | 10.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 10.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 652.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 10.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3,154.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 569.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Fiji | 10.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 10.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Timor-Leste | 10.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 449.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 407.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Mali | 9.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Ireland | 9.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Comoros | 9.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Romania | 9.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 9.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25,654.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Aruba | 9.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 194.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 9.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 822.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Greece | 9.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3,150.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Guyana | 9.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 483.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 9.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79,884.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 8.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 342.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 8.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 8.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 8.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Russian Federation | 8.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 8.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Palau | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Poland | 8.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Montenegro | 8.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Samoa | 8.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 7.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovenia | 7.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 610.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Hungary | 7.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Rwanda | 7.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Slovakia | 7.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Denmark | 7.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 497.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 7.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 96 | San Marino | 7.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Chad | 7.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 7.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.6% | flat |
| 100 | Togo | 7.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Chile | 7.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Portugal | 7.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 316.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Belize | 7.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Somalia | 7.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 7.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Namibia | 7.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Eswatini | 6.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Colombia | 6.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 6.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 6.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 111 | South Africa | 6.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 112 | Estonia | 6.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahamas | 6.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Israel | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Netherlands | 6.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,614.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Thailand | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Czechia | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 118 | China | 5.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Tunisia | 5.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 5.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Australia | 5.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.7% | falling |
| 122 | Nepal | 5.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Botswana | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Mongolia | 5.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5,671.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Latvia | 5.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Indonesia | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 207.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | 4.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 129 | Hong Kong, China | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Belgium | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,190.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Paraguay | 4.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Germany | 4.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Djibouti | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Andorra | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 135 | India | 4.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 136 | Qatar | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 138 | United States of America | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritius | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Spain | 4.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 141 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 306.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Austria | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Canada | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Malaysia | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,182.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 146 | New Zealand | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Mozambique | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Philippines | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Italy | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 306.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Peru | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Iceland | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Congo | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Japan | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 255.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Algeria | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Gabon | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Ukraine | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 159 | France | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Bermuda | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Finland | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Sweden | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Switzerland | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Monaco | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Cameroon | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 167 | El Salvador | 0.6131 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 0.5595 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 0.4355 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Costa Rica | 0.216 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Mexico | -0.0757 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | -0.5586 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 119.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.7154 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 116.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahrain | -0.7382 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Kuwait | -0.7428 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.8958 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Iraq | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Barbados | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Liberia | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Panama | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 359.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Ghana | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 189.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Oman | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Maldives | -2.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Saudi Arabia | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Vanuatu | -3.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Senegal | -4.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 168.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Libya | -17.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,794.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Ecuador | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 991.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 733.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Lebanon | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,390.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 588.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Syrian Arab Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 1,201.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 832.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in General government total expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- General government total expenditure UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in General government total expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.