Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
68
Highest
57.7%
Monaco
Lowest
0.0%
Andorra
Median
4.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
842
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 57.7% in Monaco; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7%, and the mean is 10.3%.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 2,809.5%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 57.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Rwanda | 47.3% | 2022 | up 765.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 44.0% | 2014 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 40.8% | 2019 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 40.0% | 2022 | up 2,426.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 36.6% | 2017 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 35.1% | 2023 | up 188.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 33.7% | 2014 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 30.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 27.3% | 2020 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 21.7% | 2013 | up 369.7% | rising |
| 12 | South Sudan | 17.4% | 2024 | up 2,809.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China | 16.4% | 2012 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Malta | 16.0% | 2022 | up 742.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 15.8% | 2022 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 14.8% | 2015 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 17 | Lithuania | 14.3% | 2022 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 12.3% | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 12.1% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 11.2% | 2015 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 10.8% | 2022 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 22 | France | 10.7% | 2022 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 23 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.5% | 2022 | up 329.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Eritrea | 10.5% | 2005 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 10.4% | 2022 | up 359.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 9.2% | 2017 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovakia | 8.8% | 2022 | up 227.7% | rising |
| 28 | United States of America | 8.6% | 2021 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 29 | Philippines | 8.6% | 2009 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | 7.7% | 2007 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 7.3% | 2022 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 7.3% | 2022 | up 80.4% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 5.7% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Sweden | 4.8% | 2022 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 4.6% | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 4.6% | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Niger | 3.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 3.7% | 2021 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 2.3% | 2021 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Guyana | 2.3% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 2.0% | 2016 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Iceland | 1.8% | 2022 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Austria | 1.4% | 2022 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 1.4% | 2022 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3% | 2021 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 1.1% | 2023 | down 85.5% | falling |
| 48 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 0.9% | 2011 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Singapore | 0.6% | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Togo | 0.5% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Maldives | 0.5% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2022 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 0.0% | 2022 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release