Countries by Expense (% of GDP) (2022)

Expense (% of GDP) in 2022: highest in Kiribati (81.53%), lowest in United Arab Emirates (3.81%), median 28.19% across the 111 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Expense (% of GDP) (measured in %) across 188 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %188 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1972–2024

Highest Expense (% of GDP), 2022

1.Kiribati81.53%
2.Ukraine57.89%
3.Timor-Leste52.49%
4.Greece50.8%
5.Macao49.17%
6.France48.86%
7.Italy48.37%
8.Austria47.36%
9.San Marino44.64%
10.Slovenia43.55%

Lowest Expense (% of GDP), 2022

102.Guatemala14%
103.India13.73%
104.DR Congo12.45%
105.Cambodia11.78%
106.Equatorial Guinea11.05%
107.Tajikistan10.69%
108.Lao PDR10.32%
109.Madagascar9.93%
110.Ethiopia7.3%
111.United Arab Emirates3.81%

All 111 ranked countries, 2022— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Expense (% of GDP) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

KiribatiRank 1 of 111 UkraineRank 2 of 111 Timor-LesteRank 3 of 111 GreeceRank 4 of 111 MacaoRank 5 of 111 FranceRank 6 of 111 ItalyRank 7 of 111 AustriaRank 8 of 111 San MarinoRank 9 of 111 SloveniaRank 10 of 111 HungaryRank 11 of 111 LuxembourgRank 12 of 111 United KingdomRank 13 of 111 LesothoRank 14 of 111 TongaRank 15 of 111 SlovakiaRank 16 of 111 BelgiumRank 17 of 111 NetherlandsRank 18 of 111 BulgariaRank 19 of 111 PortugalRank 20 of 111 FinlandRank 21 of 111 CroatiaRank 22 of 111 RomaniaRank 23 of 111 MaltaRank 24 of 111 LatviaRank 25 of 111 CyprusRank 26 of 111 PolandRank 27 of 111 UruguayRank 28 of 111 NamibiaRank 29 of 111 New ZealandRank 30 of 111 SerbiaRank 31 of 111 EstoniaRank 32 of 111 SpainRank 33 of 111 IsraelRank 34 of 111 Czech RepublicRank 35 of 111 LithuaniaRank 36 of 111 South AfricaRank 37 of 111 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 38 of 111 IcelandRank 39 of 111 SwedenRank 40 of 111 ColombiaRank 41 of 111 MoldovaRank 42 of 111 North MacedoniaRank 43 of 111 DenmarkRank 44 of 111 SamoaRank 45 of 111 BrazilRank 46 of 111 RussiaRank 47 of 111 South KoreaRank 48 of 111 GermanyRank 49 of 111 EcuadorRank 50 of 111 FijiRank 51 of 111 TurkeyRank 52 of 111 Solomon IslandsRank 53 of 111 NorwayRank 54 of 111 BelarusRank 55 of 111 MauritiusRank 56 of 111 VanuatuRank 57 of 111 MoroccoRank 58 of 111 Costa RicaRank 59 of 111 AustraliaRank 60 of 111 El SalvadorRank 61 of 111 AlbaniaRank 62 of 111 JordanRank 63 of 111 MozambiqueRank 64 of 111 BotswanaRank 65 of 111 KenyaRank 66 of 111 GeorgiaRank 67 of 111 United StatesRank 68 of 111 ChileRank 69 of 111 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 70 of 111 SenegalRank 71 of 111 AzerbaijanRank 72 of 111 Burkina FasoRank 73 of 111 GhanaRank 74 of 111 The BahamasRank 75 of 111 MexicoRank 76 of 111 ThailandRank 77 of 111 UzbekistanRank 78 of 111 Saudi ArabiaRank 79 of 111 ArgentinaRank 80 of 111 ArmeniaRank 81 of 111 MalawiRank 82 of 111 JapanRank 83 of 111 Papua New GuineaRank 84 of 111 IrelandRank 85 of 111 RwandaRank 86 of 111 PhilippinesRank 87 of 111 Cote d'IvoireRank 88 of 111 CanadaRank 89 of 111 Dominican RepublicRank 90 of 111 MalaysiaRank 91 of 111 UgandaRank 92 of 111 TanzaniaRank 93 of 111 NicaraguaRank 94 of 111 ParaguayRank 95 of 111 KazakhstanRank 96 of 111 SwitzerlandRank 97 of 111 Sri LankaRank 98 of 111 TogoRank 99 of 111 SingaporeRank 100 of 111 Guinea-BissauRank 101 of 111 GuatemalaRank 102 of 111 IndiaRank 103 of 111 DR CongoRank 104 of 111 CambodiaRank 105 of 111 Equatorial GuineaRank 106 of 111 TajikistanRank 107 of 111 Lao PDRRank 108 of 111 MadagascarRank 109 of 111 EthiopiaRank 110 of 111 United Arab EmiratesRank 111 of 111

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Countries by Expense (% of GDP) (2022)

Highest Expense (% of GDP), 2022

Lowest Expense (% of GDP), 2022

All 111 ranked countries, 2022— select a country to view interactive chart

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