General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP by country
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
121,043 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lowest
0 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
4.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
8,484
What the numbers show
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 121,043 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 886.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 4,394,420.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 100.0%).
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 121,043 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2,407.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Lebanon | 16,073 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3,597.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 5,338 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 499.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,448 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 3,331 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 497.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2,707 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea | 1,728 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Paraguay | 1,499 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 1,382 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 1,342 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 233.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Mongolia | 1,254 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Uganda | 835.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 728.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 709.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Iraq | 600.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 503.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 492.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 416.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Myanmar | 465.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 448.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 202.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 398.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9,520.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 355.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 249.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 186.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 773.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Angola | 184.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 402.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Senegal | 171.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 167.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Gabon | 149.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 142.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 30 | Togo | 141.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | 124.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Congo | 122.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 117.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 116.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Armenia | 114.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 113.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9,274.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Chad | 113.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 112.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 110.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Benin | 106.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 105.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Cameroon | 94.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 90.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Niger | 86.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Yemen | 76.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Comoros | 75.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 59.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Iceland | 56.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Japan | 55.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 50 | Jamaica | 48.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Guyana | 48.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Algeria | 47.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 44.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Vanuatu | 38.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Djibouti | 35.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.3% | flat |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 31.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 30.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Nepal | 29.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Cape Verde | 27.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Albania | 26.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Ukraine | 26.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Bhutan | 24.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 64 | India | 24.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Mozambique | 22.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 20.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Gambia | 18.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritius | 15.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 14.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 14.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 289.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 13.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 13.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Suriname | 13.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1,254.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Egypt | 13.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 462.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Uruguay | 13.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Türkiye | 12.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1,336.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 12.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Lesotho | 10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritania | 10.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 9.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Czechia | 9.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 7.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 230.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 7.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 6.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Namibia | 6.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Haiti | 6.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 6.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Maldives | 6.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 6.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 90 | South Africa | 6.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Mexico | 5.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Seychelles | 5.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 94 | Norway | 4.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 95 | Eritrea | 4.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 96 | Sweden | 4.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 97 | Botswana | 4.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 4.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4,394,420.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 3.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 417.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 3.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Denmark | 3.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 102 | Morocco | 3.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 2.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Brazil | 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 105 | China | 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ghana | 2.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 236.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Macau, China | 2.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Naoero | 1.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Tuvalu | 1.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Poland | 1.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 113 | Hong Kong, China | 1.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 114 | Kiribati | 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominica | 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Israel | 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 118 | South Sudan | 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Guatemala | 1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Tonga | 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Grenada | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 125 | Saudi Arabia | 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Tunisia | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Malaysia | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9696 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8526 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Georgia | 0.8084 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7867 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7863 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Peru | 0.7572 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Samoa | 0.7166 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | 0.7147 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 137 | New Zealand | 0.6992 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 0.6966 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 0.6927 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 0.6603 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Marshall Islands | 0.6526 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 0.6252 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Australia | 0.6233 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 144 | Canada | 0.6127 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 145 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.6118 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5761 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 0.5426 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Barbados | 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Palau | 0.5275 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Finland | 0.5123 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 151 | France | 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 152 | Austria | 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 153 | Belgium | 0.4834 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 154 | Italy | 0.4473 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 155 | Germany | 0.4433 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Greece | 0.4433 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 157 | Slovakia | 0.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Croatia | 0.4281 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 0.4281 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Slovenia | 0.4243 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4232 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 162 | Netherlands | 0.3977 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 163 | Spain | 0.3947 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 164 | Estonia | 0.3941 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 165 | Montenegro | 0.3892 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 166 | Latvia | 0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 167 | Aruba | 0.3822 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Portugal | 0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 169 | United States of America | 0.376 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 0.3618 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 171 | Cyprus | 0.3531 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 172 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3264 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 173 | Andorra | 0.3213 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Malta | 0.3154 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 175 | El Salvador | 0.304 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Switzerland | 0.2565 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 0.2243 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Jordan | 0.2177 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 179 | Liberia | 0.2167 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Panama | 0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Singapore | 0.2095 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Monaco | 0.207 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 183 | Bahamas | 0.206 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 184 | San Marino | 0.2003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Ireland | 0.1906 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.1564 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Bermuda | 0.1539 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 188 | Oman | 0.105 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Bahrain | 0.1044 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Somalia | 0.0738 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 263.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Ecuador | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Sri Lanka | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government total expenditure (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- General government total expenditure UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.