Wastefulness of government spending

scale 1-7, 2007–2016

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    2007 Ranking
    1. Singapore 5.94
    2. Tunisia 5.38
    3. United Arab Emirates 5.25
    4. Qatar 5.25
    5. Denmark 5.13
    6. Malaysia 5.08
    7. Indonesia 5.03
    8. Finland 5.03
    9. Iceland 4.91
    10. Australia 4.87
    11. Netherlands 4.87
    12. Oman 4.83
    13. Switzerland 4.80
    14. Hong Kong 4.73
    15. Norway 4.65
    16. Luxembourg 4.42
    17. Bahrain 4.42
    18. Thailand 4.38
    19. Austria 4.38
    20. Saudi Arabia 4.36
    21. South Korea 4.33
    22. Botswana 4.31
    23. Barbados 4.27
    24. Sweden 4.26
    25. Germany 4.21
    26. South Africa 4.16
    27. Gambia 4.15
    28. Chile 4.15
    29. Cyprus 4.11
    30. Tanzania 4.07
    31. Spain 3.99
    32. Canada 3.93
    33. Jordan 3.92
    34. Algeria 3.92
    35. El Salvador 3.91
    36. Israel 3.87
    37. Estonia 3.87
    38. United Kingdom 3.83
    39. France 3.82
    40. Belgium 3.76
    41. Mali 3.75
    42. New Zealand 3.74
    43. Malta 3.71
    44. Morocco 3.70
    45. India 3.62
    46. China 3.61
    47. Madagascar 3.60
    48. Latvia 3.59
    49. Georgia 3.59
    50. Kuwait 3.59
    51. United States 3.58
    52. Kazakhstan 3.56
    53. Ireland 3.54
    54. Ethiopia 3.54
    55. Greece 3.47
    56. Burkina Faso 3.46
    57. Azerbaijan 3.41
    58. Montenegro 3.40
    59. Mexico 3.40
    60. Mauritius 3.40
    61. Portugal 3.40
    62. Guatemala 3.39
    63. Slovenia 3.36
    64. Colombia 3.36
    65. Egypt 3.35
    66. Nepal 3.32
    67. Costa Rica 3.32
    68. Turkey 3.31
    69. Serbia 3.29
    70. Benin 3.29
    71. Pakistan 3.28
    72. Libya 3.27
    73. Croatia 3.27
    74. Syria 3.25
    75. Lithuania 3.25
    76. Sri Lanka 3.23
    77. Guyana 3.19
    78. Tajikistan 3.16
    79. Mozambique 3.14
    80. Kenya 3.14
    81. Cambodia 3.14
    82. Honduras 3.13
    83. Peru 3.11
    84. Albania 3.06
    85. Armenia 3.06
    86. Namibia 3.05
    87. Uruguay 3.05
    88. Timor Leste 3.00
    89. Slovakia 2.99
    90. Vietnam 2.99
    91. Burundi 2.97
    92. Japan 2.97
    93. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 2.90
    94. Senegal 2.87
    95. Lesotho 2.87
    96. Panama 2.86
    97. Bangladesh 2.84
    98. Russia 2.83
    99. Bolivia 2.81
    100. Poland 2.81
    101. Mauritania 2.80
    102. Puerto Rico 2.74
    103. Nigeria 2.71
    104. Jamaica 2.66
    105. Bulgaria 2.65
    106. Philippines 2.65
    107. Czech Republic 2.64
    108. Ukraine 2.62
    109. Nicaragua 2.60
    110. Uganda 2.59
    111. Trinidad and Tobago 2.55
    112. Romania 2.54
    113. Hungary 2.54
    114. Cameroon 2.50
    115. Zambia 2.44
    116. Argentina 2.42
    117. Italy 2.40
    118. Mongolia 2.34
    119. Kyrgyzstan 2.20
    120. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.18
    121. Dominican Republic 2.07
    122. Ecuador 2.05
    123. Brazil 1.93
    124. Chad 1.90
    125. Zimbabwe 1.87
    126. Paraguay 1.85
    127. Venezuela 1.55
    2016 Ranking
    1. Qatar 6.01
    2. United Arab Emirates 5.99
    3. Singapore 5.87
    4. Rwanda 5.71
    5. New Zealand 5.09
    6. Oman 5.09
    7. Czech Republic 5.05
    8. Malaysia 4.87
    9. Finland 4.82
    10. Sweden 4.82
    11. Switzerland 4.81
    12. Saudi Arabia 4.74
    13. Norway 4.65
    14. Hong Kong 4.54
    15. Bhutan 4.52
    16. Luxembourg 4.50
    17. Bahrain 4.35
    18. Netherlands 4.32
    19. Estonia 4.28
    20. Germany 4.18
    21. Chile 4.15
    22. Japan 4.14
    23. Canada 4.12
    24. China 4.08
    25. Laos 4.06
    26. Botswana 4.05
    27. Gambia 4.03
    28. Tajikistan 3.94
    29. Liberia 3.86
    30. Indonesia 3.85
    31. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 3.84
    32. Ireland 3.82
    33. Jordan 3.82
    34. United Kingdom 3.78
    35. Malta 3.78
    36. Iceland 3.77
    37. Denmark 3.76
    38. Turkey 3.73
    39. Ivory Coast 3.66
    40. Lesotho 3.65
    41. Kazakhstan 3.65
    42. Ecuador 3.64
    43. Morocco 3.61
    44. Cape Verde 3.61
    45. Mauritius 3.57
    46. Senegal 3.55
    47. Zambia 3.55
    48. Ghana 3.54
    49. India 3.51
    50. Sri Lanka 3.48
    51. Australia 3.46
    52. Azerbaijan 3.46
    53. Austria 3.43
    54. Ethiopia 3.43
    55. Montenegro 3.42
    56. Cyprus 3.41
    57. Barbados 3.40
    58. Panama 3.31
    59. Belgium 3.29
    60. Kenya 3.29
    61. Philippines 3.29
    62. Bolivia 3.28
    63. Albania 3.28
    64. Tunisia 3.26
    65. Gabon 3.24
    66. El Salvador 3.23
    67. Benin 3.22
    68. Georgia 3.20
    69. South Korea 3.17
    70. Mali 3.17
    71. Namibia 3.15
    72. France 3.07
    73. United States 3.07
    74. Algeria 3.06
    75. Sierra Leone 3.05
    76. Armenia 3.01
    77. Israel 3.01
    78. Latvia 2.98
    79. Nicaragua 2.97
    80. Iran 2.94
    81. Vietnam 2.94
    82. Tanzania 2.92
    83. Poland 2.90
    84. Cameroon 2.84
    85. Russia 2.83
    86. Portugal 2.83
    87. South Africa 2.82
    88. Lithuania 2.79
    89. Kuwait 2.77
    90. Mozambique 2.70
    91. Hungary 2.65
    92. Bulgaria 2.62
    93. Mexico 2.61
    94. Mauritania 2.61
    95. Colombia 2.59
    96. Moldova 2.58
    97. Pakistan 2.58
    98. Uruguay 2.58
    99. Chad 2.57
    100. Malawi 2.55
    101. Bangladesh 2.55
    102. Uganda 2.53
    103. Cambodia 2.53
    104. Nepal 2.52
    105. Spain 2.51
    106. Trinidad and Tobago 2.48
    107. Thailand 2.48
    108. Romania 2.48
    109. Madagascar 2.44
    110. Dominican Republic 2.42
    111. Peru 2.41
    112. Costa Rica 2.41
    113. Kyrgyzstan 2.39
    114. Mongolia 2.35
    115. Burundi 2.34
    116. Jamaica 2.31
    117. Slovakia 2.28
    118. Honduras 2.28
    119. Guatemala 2.26
    120. Croatia 2.24
    121. Egypt 2.22
    122. Greece 2.20
    123. Serbia 2.18
    124. Slovenia 2.17
    125. Nigeria 2.17
    126. Zimbabwe 2.11
    127. Brazil 1.95
    128. Ukraine 1.93
    129. Italy 1.87
    130. Paraguay 1.86
    131. Yemen 1.80
    132. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.75
    133. Argentina 1.45
    134. Lebanon 1.44
    135. Venezuela 1.18

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    This index represents the average score from 1-7 given by a large sample group in a particular country in response to the following question: “How efficiently does the government spend public revenue?” (1 = extremely inefficient, 7 = extremely efficient in providing goods and services).

    Source: World Economic Forum