General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre by country
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
29.92 billion current LCU per square kilometre
Lebanon
Lowest
0 current LCU per square kilometre
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
8,090
What the numbers show
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 29.92 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Lebanon; the lowest is 0 current LCU per square kilometre in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre, and the mean is 317.18 million current LCU per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 182 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 523,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 29.92 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,397.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.76 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,368.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 6.18 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Macau, China | 3.02 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2022 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.84 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Monaco | 993.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 818.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 822.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Hong Kong, China | 686.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 634.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 501.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Hungary | 407.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Iraq | 337.94 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 292.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 531.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 240.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 199.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 188.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 186.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 235.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 182.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 239.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Maldives | 159.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 250.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Singapore | 142.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 142.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 224.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Paraguay | 122.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Burundi | 120.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 103.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | 95.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 90.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 86.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 229.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Jamaica | 85.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Comoros | 57.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 51.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 46.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 43.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 227.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 43.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 42.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 35 | Malawi | 41.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 572.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 40.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Nigeria | 35.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Senegal | 34.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 34.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Denmark | 33.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 28.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Togo | 26.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 26.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 26.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5,651.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 24.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Bermuda | 24.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 23.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 21.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Madagascar | 21.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 261.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Pakistan | 20.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 230.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 20.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Philippines | 20.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Iceland | 19.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Qatar | 18.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 16.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 14.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mongolia | 14.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Netherlands | 13.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 60 | Naoero | 13.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 336.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 13.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 12.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 608.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Angola | 11.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Türkiye | 11.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,333.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | 10.82 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Belgium | 10.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 10.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 291.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Gabon | 10.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 291.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 9.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 345.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Barbados | 9.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Aruba | 8.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Ukraine | 8.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 590.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Thailand | 7.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Sweden | 7.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 78 | San Marino | 6.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Haiti | 6.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Switzerland | 6.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 81 | Djibouti | 6.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Norway | 6.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahrain | 6.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 6.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 5.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Yemen | 5.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Germany | 5.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 5.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 5.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Poland | 5.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Congo | 5.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 92 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Mexico | 4.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 4.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 96 | China | 4.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Guyana | 3.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 324.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Italy | 3.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Russian Federation | 3.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Republic of Moldova | 3.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Tuvalu | 3.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Gambia | 3.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 311.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Grenada | 3.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Austria | 3.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 106 | France | 2.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 2.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 2.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Mali | 2.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Romania | 2.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 112 | South Sudan | 2.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13,133.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Egypt | 2.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 258.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 223.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Honduras | 2.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 117 | South Africa | 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Bhutan | 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Ireland | 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominica | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Chad | 1.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovenia | 1.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Cyprus | 1.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Malaysia | 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Spain | 1.36 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | 1.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Portugal | 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovakia | 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Sudan | 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4,352.5% | volatile |
| 132 | United States of America | 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 134 | Morocco | 1.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Guatemala | 1.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Marshall Islands | 983,333 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 874,713 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Greece | 864,919 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 836,403 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 513.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Tonga | 804,167 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Ghana | 723,218 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 513.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | 674,638 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Croatia | 652,323 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 144 | New Zealand | 646,500 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Bulgaria | 638,808 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 601,589 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Brazil | 593,236 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Mozambique | 566,520 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 171.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Kiribati | 511,111 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Finland | 502,013 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 151 | El Salvador | 498,745 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Azerbaijan | 487,550 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 462,720 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 450,101 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Lithuania | 440,591 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Belarus | 429,376 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 218.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 406,660 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Estonia | 390,381 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 351,424 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Tunisia | 346,473 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Georgia | 345,489 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 338,571 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 163 | Bahamas | 338,561 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Palau | 297,826 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Samoa | 295,683 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Latvia | 272,505 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Tajikistan | 268,305 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 234.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Panama | 241,615 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Suriname | 229,795 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 674.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Montenegro | 208,848 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 171 | Zambia | 205,332 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 319.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 199,464 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Fiji | 194,308 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Ecuador | 192,450 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Peru | 175,784 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Botswana | 150,903 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Canada | 140,521 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Jordan | 134,424 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Australia | 127,972 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 111,407 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Timor-Leste | 109,953 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Namibia | 102,882 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Mauritania | 94,134 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Libya | 78,714 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Belize | 69,049 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Turkmenistan | 64,127 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 54,354 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Oman | 36,139 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Zimbabwe | 27,080 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 523,700.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Liberia | 12,365 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Somalia | 1,168 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 526.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Andorra | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Eritrea | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government total expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- General government total expenditure UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.