Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
123
Highest
34.8%
Anguilla
Lowest
0.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
6.3%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,651
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 34.8% in Anguilla; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.3%, and the mean is 7.7%.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 2,319.6%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anguilla | 34.8% | 2008 | up 648.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Montserrat | 30.3% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 28.6% | 2022 | up 2,319.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 28.3% | 2012 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 24.5% | 2021 | up 626.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2024 | up 366.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 19.0% | 2023 | up 430.8% | rising |
| 8 | Kuwait | 18.9% | 2011 | up 2,058.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 18.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 18.0% | 2022 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 17.7% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 12 | New Zealand | 16.8% | 2023 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 16.4% | 2014 | up 147.8% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 16.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 15 | Monaco | 14.7% | 2024 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 14.0% | 2022 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 17 | Norway | 13.5% | 2022 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.5% | 2024 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.3% | 2022 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 13.1% | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 21 | Chad | 12.5% | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | 12.4% | 2015 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 12.3% | 2022 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 24 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.1% | 2022 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Gabon | 12.1% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 12.1% | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 11.7% | 2023 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Israel | 11.7% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 11.4% | 2017 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 11.1% | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 31 | Switzerland | 11.0% | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 10.9% | 2013 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Germany | 10.7% | 2022 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 10.6% | 2017 | up 1,510.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Ireland | 10.6% | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 10.6% | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 37 | Austria | 10.6% | 2022 | up 373.6% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 10.3% | 2022 | up 47.8% | falling |
| 39 | United States of America | 10.1% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 10.1% | 2022 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 41 | Gambia | 9.6% | 2013 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 42 | Morocco | 9.5% | 2009 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 43 | Nepal | 9.4% | 2015 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 44 | Benin | 9.0% | 2015 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 8.9% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 46 | El Salvador | 8.7% | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 8.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 8.5% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 49 | Sweden | 8.3% | 2022 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 8.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 51 | Iceland | 7.9% | 2022 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 52 | France | 7.7% | 2022 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.6% | 2014 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 54 | Seychelles | 7.5% | 2016 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 7.3% | 2022 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechia | 7.2% | 2022 | down 29.1% | flat |
| 57 | Dominica | 7.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Hong Kong, China | 7.0% | 2012 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 59 | Ghana | 6.9% | 2014 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 60 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.7% | 2021 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 6.6% | 2014 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 6.3% | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 6.3% | 2009 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 6.2% | 2022 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 5.8% | 2022 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 66 | India | 5.5% | 2005 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 67 | Uruguay | 5.2% | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 5.2% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 5.1% | 2024 | up 47.5% | falling |
| 70 | Lithuania | 4.9% | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 71 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.9% | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 72 | Belgium | 4.9% | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 73 | Oman | 4.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 4.7% | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Eritrea | 4.7% | 2005 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Spain | 4.6% | 2022 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 4.3% | 2022 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 4.3% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 79 | Guatemala | 4.1% | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Ukraine | 4.0% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 81 | Namibia | 3.7% | 2017 | up 265.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Comoros | 3.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | 3.5% | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 84 | Italy | 3.5% | 2022 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 85 | Chile | 3.4% | 2022 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 3.3% | 2022 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 3.2% | 2022 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 88 | Cape Verde | 3.0% | 2019 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 3.0% | 2014 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Malta | 2.7% | 2022 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 2.6% | 2024 | down 64.0% | flat |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 2.4% | 2016 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Togo | 2.4% | 2024 | up 479.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Portugal | 2.4% | 2022 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Madagascar | 2.3% | 2013 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 2.3% | 2020 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.0% | 2023 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Barbados | 1.9% | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 1.9% | 2012 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Andorra | 1.7% | 2023 | up 90.9% | falling |
| 101 | Mexico | 1.5% | 2022 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2020 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Zambia | 1.4% | 2017 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Malaysia | 1.2% | 2021 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 1.2% | 2022 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 0.9% | 2017 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2023 | down 93.8% | falling |
| 110 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Maldives | 0.8% | 2019 | up 216.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Mali | 0.6% | 2021 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Cuba | 0.5% | 2010 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | 0.2% | 2022 | down 95.0% | falling |
| 115 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2014 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 116 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 117 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2020 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release