Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
103
Highest
63.2%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest
0.0%
Montserrat
Median
5.2%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,468
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 63.2% in Turks and Caicos Islands; the lowest is 0.0% in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 8.2%.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 16,691.3%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 63.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Kenya | 57.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 44.9% | 2014 | up 178.0% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 39.9% | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Kuwait | 31.5% | 2011 | up 2,760.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 25.0% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 7 | Nepal | 22.3% | 2015 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 18.8% | 2014 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 10 | Monaco | 17.9% | 2024 | up 420.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 17.5% | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 15.3% | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 15.1% | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 14.8% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 13.7% | 2022 | up 394.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 13.7% | 2022 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 12.8% | 2013 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Slovenia | 12.6% | 2022 | up 279.1% | rising |
| 19 | Gabon | 12.5% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 12.2% | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 21 | Armenia | 11.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands | 10.9% | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.7% | 2014 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | El Salvador | 10.5% | 2024 | up 689.3% | volatile |
| 25 | United States of America | 10.1% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | 9.5% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 27 | South Sudan | 9.3% | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.1% | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Seychelles | 8.9% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 8.7% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 8.7% | 2022 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 8.5% | 2022 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.4% | 2024 | up 512.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 8.2% | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 7.9% | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 36 | Benin | 7.8% | 2015 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovakia | 7.6% | 2022 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Finland | 7.5% | 2022 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 39 | France | 7.4% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 7.4% | 2022 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Ireland | 7.2% | 2015 | down 32.9% | flat |
| 42 | Argentina | 6.7% | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Denmark | 6.5% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 44 | Belgium | 6.3% | 2022 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 6.2% | 2022 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 46 | Sweden | 6.1% | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 5.7% | 2011 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 5.6% | 2022 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Latvia | 5.5% | 2022 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 50 | India | 5.5% | 2005 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 5.4% | 2022 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Cyprus | 5.2% | 2022 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Uruguay | 5.2% | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.1% | 2016 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 55 | Israel | 5.1% | 2022 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 56 | Belarus | 5.0% | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 4.8% | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 4.8% | 2022 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 4.8% | 2022 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 4.6% | 2022 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 61 | Guyana | 4.5% | 2012 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Senegal | 4.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Mongolia | 4.2% | 2017 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Niger | 4.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 4.1% | 2022 | up 358.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Mali | 3.9% | 2021 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.8% | 2021 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Paraguay | 3.2% | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Lithuania | 3.1% | 2022 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Ukraine | 2.6% | 2021 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 2.5% | 2014 | up 16,691.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 2.4% | 2022 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 2.4% | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 2.4% | 2011 | up 274.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Barbados | 2.3% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 2.3% | 2024 | up 257.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 2.1% | 2016 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.0% | 2023 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 1.9% | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 81 | Andorra | 1.4% | 2023 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 82 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | 1.3% | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2023 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 0.8% | 2019 | up 216.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Malaysia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2010 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 0.3% | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Greece | 0.2% | 2022 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 90 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2022 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 0.0% | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Togo | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release