Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
113
Highest
100.0%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
8.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,585
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.7%, and the mean is 12.9%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 9,021.1%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2017 | up 736.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Jordan | 58.8% | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 58.7% | 2017 | up 2,075.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 56.2% | 2014 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 5 | Greece | 44.3% | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 6 | Senegal | 40.1% | 2022 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Oman | 39.8% | 2024 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 8 | Hong Kong, China | 39.8% | 2012 | up 879.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.8% | 2014 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 39.3% | 2018 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 11 | Cameroon | 36.8% | 2013 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 31.9% | 2015 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 13 | Monaco | 26.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Albania | 26.6% | 2023 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 15 | Peru | 25.2% | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 24.3% | 2022 | up 551.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Tunisia | 23.6% | 2010 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 23.5% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 19 | Ghana | 22.7% | 2014 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Macau, China | 22.2% | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.2% | 2024 | up 167.9% | rising |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 19.4% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 18.8% | 2020 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 17.8% | 2021 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 17.6% | 2015 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Israel | 17.4% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 16.3% | 2023 | up 9,021.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Gambia | 15.2% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 14.3% | 2022 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 14.1% | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 32 | Türkiye | 13.2% | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 33 | Japan | 12.7% | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 12.7% | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 12.6% | 2022 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 12.5% | 2009 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 12.2% | 2022 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 38 | New Zealand | 12.1% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 11.9% | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 11.5% | 2022 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovenia | 11.1% | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 42 | Republic of Moldova | 11.1% | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 11.0% | 2022 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | 10.8% | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 10.3% | 2016 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 46 | Ecuador | 10.3% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 10.0% | 2018 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 48 | Honduras | 10.0% | 2019 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 49 | Benin | 10.0% | 2015 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Mali | 9.8% | 2021 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 51 | Norway | 9.7% | 2022 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 52 | Austria | 9.6% | 2022 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 53 | France | 9.6% | 2022 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 54 | Italy | 9.2% | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 55 | Germany | 9.2% | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 56 | Uganda | 8.8% | 2014 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 8.7% | 2022 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Canada | 8.7% | 2022 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 8.6% | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.3% | 2022 | up 83.1% | falling |
| 61 | United States of America | 8.3% | 2021 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 7.9% | 2022 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 63 | Malawi | 7.8% | 2016 | up 280.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 7.7% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 65 | Uruguay | 7.1% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 7.0% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 67 | Cyprus | 6.9% | 2022 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Guyana | 6.9% | 2012 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 6.2% | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Estonia | 5.9% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Portugal | 5.9% | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 5.6% | 2019 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.5% | 2024 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 5.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Belgium | 5.0% | 2022 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 76 | Madagascar | 4.8% | 2017 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 4.6% | 2021 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 4.6% | 2014 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Denmark | 4.5% | 2022 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Thailand | 4.1% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 3.9% | 2023 | up 618.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Sweden | 3.5% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 83 | Niger | 3.3% | 2018 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Brazil | 3.2% | 2022 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Andorra | 3.2% | 2023 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Serbia | 3.2% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 87 | Finland | 3.0% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 88 | Burundi | 2.8% | 2013 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Ireland | 2.6% | 2021 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Mexico | 2.6% | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 91 | India | 2.5% | 2005 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 92 | Iceland | 2.4% | 2022 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 2.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Lebanon | 2.3% | 2011 | up 442.0% | volatile |
| 95 | San Marino | 2.1% | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.0% | 2021 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 1.8% | 2022 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Barbados | 1.4% | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 99 | South Sudan | 1.4% | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2020 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Argentina | 1.3% | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 0.8% | 2010 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 104 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2016 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 108 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release