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Countries by Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) (2021)

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) in 2021: highest in Turkey (145.7%), lowest in Afghanistan (48.67%), median 99.79% across the 124 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) (measured in %) across 170 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: %170 countries and regionsSource: World Bank
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:2004–2024

Highest Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%), 2021

  1. 1.Turkey145.7%
  2. 2.Slovakia140.7%
  3. 3.Sudan136.8%
  4. 4.Lithuania136.1%
  5. 5.Japan136%
  6. 6.Nicaragua134.6%
  7. 7.Chile132.2%
  8. 8.Argentina128.2%
  9. 9.Zimbabwe127.9%
  10. 10.Dominican Republic125.7%

Lowest Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%), 2021

  1. 115.Libya77.51%
  2. 116.Kenya73.7%
  3. 117.Grenada73.22%
  4. 118.Somalia71.1%
  5. 119.Lesotho69.87%
  6. 120.Iraq66.86%
  7. 121.Guatemala66.62%
  8. 122.The Gambia63.21%
  9. 123.Haiti59.33%
  10. 124.Afghanistan48.67%

All 124 ranked countries, 2021— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

TurkeyRank 1 of 124SlovakiaRank 2 of 124SudanRank 3 of 124LithuaniaRank 4 of 124JapanRank 5 of 124NicaraguaRank 6 of 124ChileRank 7 of 124ArgentinaRank 8 of 124ZimbabweRank 9 of 124Dominican RepublicRank 10 of 124SloveniaRank 11 of 124MontenegroRank 12 of 124SerbiaRank 13 of 124MoldovaRank 14 of 124ZambiaRank 15 of 124IndiaRank 16 of 124RussiaRank 17 of 124UzbekistanRank 18 of 124TurkmenistanRank 19 of 124St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 20 of 124UkraineRank 21 of 124BotswanaRank 22 of 124OmanRank 23 of 124MicronesiaRank 24 of 124NamibiaRank 25 of 124MaltaRank 26 of 124GreeceRank 27 of 124ArmeniaRank 28 of 124CyprusRank 29 of 124MexicoRank 30 of 124El SalvadorRank 31 of 124PolandRank 32 of 124LuxembourgRank 33 of 124HungaryRank 34 of 124AustriaRank 35 of 124LatviaRank 36 of 124TunisiaRank 37 of 124BurundiRank 38 of 124AlbaniaRank 39 of 124ItalyRank 40 of 124GuyanaRank 41 of 124GermanyRank 42 of 124TajikistanRank 43 of 124KiribatiRank 44 of 124AustraliaRank 45 of 124BelarusRank 46 of 124SpainRank 47 of 124EstoniaRank 48 of 124BelgiumRank 49 of 124FranceRank 50 of 124RomaniaRank 51 of 124NorwayRank 52 of 124BhutanRank 53 of 124Saudi ArabiaRank 54 of 124PortugalRank 55 of 124South AfricaRank 56 of 124VietnamRank 57 of 124MaldivesRank 58 of 124BrazilRank 59 of 124MoroccoRank 60 of 124NetherlandsRank 61 of 124HondurasRank 62 of 124GeorgiaRank 63 of 124JamaicaRank 64 of 124JordanRank 65 of 124KazakhstanRank 66 of 124KuwaitRank 67 of 124PeruRank 68 of 124MozambiqueRank 69 of 124Sri LankaRank 70 of 124UruguayRank 71 of 124ChinaRank 72 of 124CroatiaRank 73 of 124AngolaRank 74 of 124EcuadorRank 75 of 124IrelandRank 76 of 124GhanaRank 77 of 124EthiopiaRank 78 of 124MauritiusRank 79 of 124RwandaRank 80 of 124ComorosRank 81 of 124AzerbaijanRank 82 of 124UgandaRank 83 of 124PakistanRank 84 of 124ColombiaRank 85 of 124Costa RicaRank 86 of 124VanuatuRank 87 of 124EswatiniRank 88 of 124MalawiRank 89 of 124EgyptRank 90 of 124North MacedoniaRank 91 of 124Kyrgyz RepublicRank 92 of 124West Bank and GazaRank 93 of 124KosovoRank 94 of 124FinlandRank 95 of 124TongaRank 96 of 124St. LuciaRank 97 of 124ParaguayRank 98 of 124South SudanRank 99 of 124DominicaRank 100 of 124SeychellesRank 101 of 124TanzaniaRank 102 of 124BelizeRank 103 of 124PanamaRank 104 of 124PalauRank 105 of 124Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 106 of 124Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 107 of 124BulgariaRank 108 of 124BoliviaRank 109 of 124SamoaRank 110 of 124Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 111 of 124NigerRank 112 of 124BangladeshRank 113 of 124NepalRank 114 of 124LibyaRank 115 of 124KenyaRank 116 of 124GrenadaRank 117 of 124SomaliaRank 118 of 124LesothoRank 119 of 124IraqRank 120 of 124GuatemalaRank 121 of 124The GambiaRank 122 of 124HaitiRank 123 of 124AfghanistanRank 124 of 124

Other countries and regions

AlgeriaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Antigua and BarbudaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)BeninPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Burkina FasoPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Cabo VerdePrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)CambodiaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)CameroonPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Central African RepublicPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)ChadPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Congo, Dem. Rep.Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Congo, Rep.Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Cote d'IvoirePrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Czech RepublicPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)DjiboutiPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)FijiPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)French PolynesiaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)GabonPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)GreenlandPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)GuineaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Guinea-BissauPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)IndonesiaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Lao PDRPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)LebanonPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)LiberiaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)MadagascarPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)MalaysiaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)MaliPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Marshall IslandsPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)MauritaniaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)MongoliaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)MyanmarPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)New CaledoniaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)NigeriaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Papua New GuineaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)PhilippinesPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)SenegalPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Sierra LeonePrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)SingaporePrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Solomon IslandsPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)South KoreaPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)SurinamePrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)SwitzerlandPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)ThailandPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)Timor-LestePrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)TogoPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)TuvaluPrimary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) Data Coverage

This page lists 170 countries with available Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) data. Data sourced from World Bank. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.