General government total expenditure (current LCU) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
43,900.00 trillion current LCU
Iran
Lowest
0 current LCU
Venezuela
Median
266.34 billion current LCU
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
9,024
What the numbers show
General government total expenditure (current LCU) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 43,900.00 trillion current LCU in Iran; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 266.34 billion current LCU, and the mean is 273.25 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 181 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 11,268,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
General government total expenditure (current LCU): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 43,900.00 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 2,122.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3,913.58 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Vietnam | 2,747.32 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 632.13 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 489.79 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 800.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Argentina | 272.16 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 10,949.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 244.24 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 8 | Iraq | 152.73 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 98.11 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 163.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Chile | 89.28 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 80.52 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 73.88 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Laos | 63.11 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 54.21 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 51.81 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea | 48.98 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 243.2% | volatile |
| 17 | China | 47.06 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Tanzania | 45.43 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 41.18 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 40.82 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 584.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 38.05 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Cambodia | 36.36 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 32.17 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 244.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mongolia | 31.81 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 345.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 29.50 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 559.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 24.17 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 345.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Angola | 22.60 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 498.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkey | 20.24 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 2,551.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 14.29 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 13.63 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.75 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 32 | United States | 11.57 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 10.30 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 9.29 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 7.35 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 735.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 6.83 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 10,802.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 6.79 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 6.55 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 6.36 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 6.08 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Rwanda | 5.83 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Cameroon | 5.59 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 5.58 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 551.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 5.03 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 524.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 4.51 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Serbia | 4.49 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 4.44 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 48 | South Sudan | 4.34 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 23,824.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | 4.11 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 3.92 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 3.92 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 3.74 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Czechia | 3.65 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Armenia | 3.36 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Gabon | 3.21 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Sweden | 3.20 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 57 | Norway | 2.64 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | 2.62 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 2.59 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Chad | 2.43 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Germany | 2.24 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Iceland | 2.20 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo | 1.99 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Poland | 1.95 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 1.88 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 1.78 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 693.2% | volatile |
| 67 | France | 1.71 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 68 | Togo | 1.68 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 1.55 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.50 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Denmark | 1.49 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 72 | Canada | 1.42 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 211.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 1.31 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Guyana | 1.30 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 577.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 1.14 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Uruguay | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Australia | 1.12 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 1.11 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 934.46 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Albania | 806.83 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Hong Kong | 789.66 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Romania | 769.23 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Spain | 752.56 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 664.66 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 305.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 575.63 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Netherlands | 530.01 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique | 498.20 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 486.62 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Malaysia | 476.81 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 398.61 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Belgium | 350.69 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 346.12 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Austria | 281.45 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 278.94 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Switzerland | 267.65 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 98 | Honduras | 266.72 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Ghana | 265.96 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 678.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Peru | 253.56 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritius | 243.78 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Zambia | 227.78 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 349.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 225.37 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 11,268,400.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Qatar | 217.06 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Haiti | 216.85 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 208.79 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | 184.64 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Libya | 183.97 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 410.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Djibouti | 164.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 162.41 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Bolivia | 149.55 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Moldova | 141.95 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 139.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 137.55 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Comoros | 137.45 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Portugal | 130.74 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Singapore | 126.54 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Greece | 124.40 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritania | 119.11 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Belarus | 111.20 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Macao | 110.93 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Namibia | 104.72 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Botswana | 93.31 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Bhutan | 89.31 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 86.35 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 83.79 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovakia | 66.45 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Suriname | 62.55 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 1,095.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 61.35 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | 58.99 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 52.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 52.21 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 238.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Gambia | 48.70 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 324.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Maldives | 48.67 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 47.48 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Croatia | 44.97 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 43.30 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 34.71 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Lithuania | 34.44 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | 33.80 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Eswatini | 32.28 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Georgia | 30.84 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 230.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 29.01 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 27.71 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Lesotho | 26.37 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.65 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Kuwait | 24.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Panama | 19.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Latvia | 18.77 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | 18.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Cyprus | 14.56 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Jordan | 13.41 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Seychelles | 11.99 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Oman | 11.51 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 155 | El Salvador | 11.16 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 8.76 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 6.36 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 5.70 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.52 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 5.11 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 4.43 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 4.25 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 3.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Bahamas | 3.48 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Monaco | 2.07 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 166 | East Timor | 2.02 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 1.84 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Belize | 1.80 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Aruba | 1.74 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | 1.52 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Andorra | 1.45 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.35 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Bermuda | 1.32 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.25 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.22 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Dominica | 1.15 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Liberia | 1.14 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Somalia | 959.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 667.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Samoa | 923.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | 761.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Kiribati | 629.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 182 | San Marino | 434.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Nauru | 350.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 302.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Cook Islands | 336.34 million current LCU | 2019 | up 233.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 307.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 201.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Palau | 182.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 110.00 million current LCU | 2025 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 0 current LCU | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Ecuador | 0 current LCU | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | 0 current LCU | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Lebanon | 0 current LCU | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Sri Lanka | 0 current LCU | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Syria | 0 current LCU | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 current LCU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Venezuela | 0 current LCU | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release