# Government spending share of GDP — GNB
> Latest: 15.48% (2025). Change: -0.9 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1970–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — NE.CON.GOVT.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-spending-share-of-gdp/GNB
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 18.51% |
| 2022 | 18.96% |
| 2023 | 16.35% |
| 2024 | 16.36% |
| 2025 | 15.48% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Government spending share of GDP — GNB [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-spending-share-of-gdp/GNB. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)