Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
125
Highest
56.6%
Monaco
Lowest
0.0%
Montserrat
Median
5.9%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,671
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 56.6% in Monaco; the lowest is 0.0% in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 8.9%.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 18,763.3%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 56.6% | 2024 | up 2,938.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Eritrea | 56.3% | 2005 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 42.8% | 2020 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 32.7% | 2023 | up 322.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 28.3% | 2014 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 25.0% | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 24.7% | 2022 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Kuwait | 23.9% | 2011 | up 2,626.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 22.7% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 22.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 20.5% | 2023 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 20.4% | 2014 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 19.2% | 2022 | up 3,534.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Gabon | 18.5% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 16 | El Salvador | 18.2% | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 17.6% | 2021 | up 307.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 17.4% | 2009 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.0% | 2024 | up 97.3% | falling |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 16.7% | 2022 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 21 | New Zealand | 13.8% | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.6% | 2014 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 12.9% | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 12.5% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 12.3% | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | British Virgin Islands | 12.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Japan | 12.2% | 2021 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 28 | Burundi | 12.1% | 2013 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 11.5% | 2022 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 30 | South Sudan | 11.5% | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | 11.0% | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.8% | 2021 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 10.7% | 2009 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 10.6% | 2017 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 35 | United States of America | 10.1% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 36 | Nepal | 10.1% | 2015 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 10.0% | 2022 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 38 | France | 9.9% | 2022 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 9.9% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 40 | Mongolia | 9.8% | 2017 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Ireland | 9.7% | 2021 | up 77.7% | falling |
| 42 | Israel | 9.5% | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 9.5% | 2016 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Guyana | 9.3% | 2012 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 45 | Germany | 9.2% | 2022 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.1% | 2022 | up 66.6% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 8.5% | 2023 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 8.5% | 2022 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 49 | Jordan | 8.4% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 50 | Barbados | 8.3% | 2023 | up 561.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Republic of Moldova | 8.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 7.8% | 2022 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 53 | Sweden | 7.5% | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 54 | Armenia | 7.4% | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Indonesia | 7.2% | 2015 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 56 | Seychelles | 7.0% | 2016 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Czechia | 6.9% | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 58 | Denmark | 6.9% | 2022 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.4% | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 60 | Timor-Leste | 6.2% | 2014 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 6.1% | 2022 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Guatemala | 6.1% | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2022 | up 86.5% | flat |
| 64 | Poland | 5.7% | 2022 | up 65.8% | falling |
| 65 | Benin | 5.6% | 2015 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Malta | 5.5% | 2022 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 5.5% | 2022 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 68 | India | 5.5% | 2005 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 69 | Uruguay | 5.1% | 2023 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 5.1% | 2022 | up 89.3% | falling |
| 71 | Gambia | 5.0% | 2013 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Oman | 4.8% | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Senegal | 4.8% | 2022 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Iceland | 4.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 75 | Brazil | 4.7% | 2022 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Portugal | 4.7% | 2022 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 4.5% | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Hong Kong, China | 4.3% | 2012 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 4.3% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 81 | Chile | 4.3% | 2022 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 4.3% | 2023 | up 735.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.2% | 2023 | up 441.4% | falling |
| 84 | Argentina | 4.2% | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 85 | South Africa | 4.1% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 86 | Italy | 4.1% | 2022 | up 96.8% | falling |
| 87 | Ukraine | 4.0% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 88 | Spain | 4.0% | 2022 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominica | 3.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 3.5% | 2014 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Malaysia | 3.5% | 2021 | up 18,763.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Austria | 3.4% | 2022 | up 72.3% | falling |
| 93 | Namibia | 3.4% | 2017 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Belgium | 3.2% | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 95 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2024 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 96 | Cameroon | 2.9% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 97 | Kenya | 2.8% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 98 | Cyprus | 2.6% | 2022 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 2.5% | 2017 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Thailand | 2.3% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Malawi | 2.3% | 2016 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 2.1% | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 1.9% | 2021 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 104 | Madagascar | 1.9% | 2013 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Andorra | 1.9% | 2023 | up 65.7% | falling |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2020 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | 1.6% | 2021 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 1.5% | 2023 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Cuba | 1.5% | 2010 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | 1.5% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2020 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Togo | 1.2% | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | 1.0% | 2022 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 0.9% | 2010 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Maldives | 0.7% | 2019 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Singapore | 0.6% | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 118 | San Marino | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2020 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release