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Central gov. expense by country

Central government expense (% of GDP) · % of GDP · 87 countries ranked · 2023

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Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 87
  1. 1KiribatiWorld rank 1st of 87
    up +2.2 pts
  2. 2UkraineWorld rank 2nd of 87
    up +7.7 pts
  3. 3GreeceWorld rank 3rd of 87
    down −3.5 pts
  4. 4ItalyWorld rank 4th of 87
    down −1.1 pts
  5. 5FranceWorld rank 5th of 87
    down −1.6 pts
  6. 6AustriaWorld rank 6th of 87
    down −1.3 pts
  7. 7FinlandWorld rank 7th of 87
    up +7.0 pts
  8. 8SloveniaWorld rank 8th of 87
    down −0.7 pts
  9. 9LuxembourgWorld rank 9th of 87
    up +1.3 pts
  10. 10United KingdomWorld rank 10th of 87
    up +0.6 pts
  11. 11San MarinoWorld rank 11th of 87
    down −4.2 pts
  12. 12NetherlandsWorld rank 12th of 87
    up +0.6 pts
  13. 13PolandWorld rank 13th of 87
    up +3.0 pts
  14. 14CyprusWorld rank 14th of 87
    up +2.3 pts
  15. 15CroatiaWorld rank 15th of 87
    up +0.3 pts
  16. 16EstoniaWorld rank 16th of 87
    up +2.3 pts
  17. 17IsraelWorld rank 17th of 87
    up +2.1 pts
  18. 18PortugalWorld rank 18th of 87
    down −2.2 pts
  19. 19UruguayWorld rank 19th of 87
    up +0.5 pts
  20. 20NamibiaWorld rank 20th of 87
    up +0.4 pts
  21. 21BulgariaWorld rank 21st of 87
    down −3.6 pts
  22. 22Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld rank 22nd of 87
    up +1.9 pts
  23. 23TongaWorld rank 23rd of 87
    down −5.3 pts
  24. 24NorwayWorld rank 24th of 87
    up +6.2 pts
  25. 25MoldovaWorld rank 25th of 87
    up +2.2 pts

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Central gov. expense, 2023. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

KiribatiUkraineGreece
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Rank by year for Kiribati, Ukraine, Greece, 2000–2024.