Main Controls Primary Dataset Historical government expenditure Secondary Dataset Select Dataset to Compare Format Calc Table Line Chart Bar Chart Map Scatterplot Connected Scatterplot Calc Table Table Clear All Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Cambodia Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Ivory Coast Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mexico Federated States of Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Yemen Africa Americas Asia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Europe European Union High Income Countries Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Countries Lower Middle Income Countries Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Middle Income Countries Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Oceania Polynesia South America South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Upper Middle Income Countries Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe World Advanced Settings Region Calculation Sum Average Weighted Average Historical government expenditure percent of GDP, 1800–2022 Cancel Download Average Sum Average Weighted Average Select Country/Region Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Cambodia Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Ivory Coast Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mexico Federated States of Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Yemen Africa Americas Asia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Europe European Union High Income Countries Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Countries Lower Middle Income Countries Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Middle Income Countries Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Oceania Polynesia South America South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Upper Middle Income Countries Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe World Select Country/Region Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Cambodia Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Ivory Coast Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mexico Federated States of Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Yemen Africa Americas Asia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Europe European Union High Income Countries Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Countries Lower Middle Income Countries Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Middle Income Countries Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Oceania Polynesia South America South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Upper Middle Income Countries Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe World 1800 -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country 2022 -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country 1800–2022 SUMMARY -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country
