Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
128
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
71.4%
Sierra Leone
Median
93.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,692
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 71.4% in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.7%, and the mean is 92.6%.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 126.9%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 31.6%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2012 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2014 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 69.7% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla | 65.2% | 2008 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 11 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2015 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Jamaica | 99.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | San Marino | 99.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2014 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 99.8% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 18 | Cuba | 99.5% | 2010 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 99.4% | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Maldives | 99.2% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Malawi | 99.1% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 22 | Singapore | 99.1% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 98.8% | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 98.8% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 25 | Malaysia | 98.8% | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 98.6% | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Guinea | 98.6% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 98.5% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 29 | Andorra | 98.3% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Barbados | 98.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 31 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 97.7% | 2020 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 97.7% | 2013 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 97.6% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 35 | Togo | 97.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 97.6% | 2016 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 37 | Paraguay | 97.4% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 38 | Malta | 97.3% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 39 | Burundi | 97.1% | 2012 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 40 | Timor-Leste | 97.0% | 2014 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 97.0% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 96.8% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Cyprus | 96.7% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 96.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 96.5% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | South Africa | 96.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 47 | Namibia | 96.3% | 2017 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 48 | Ukraine | 96.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Guatemala | 95.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 50 | Kenya | 95.7% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 51 | Romania | 95.7% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Spain | 95.4% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Eritrea | 95.3% | 2005 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 95.3% | 2023 | up 47.2% | flat |
| 55 | Oman | 95.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 56 | Belgium | 95.1% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 57 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.1% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 95.1% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Jordan | 94.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 60 | Argentina | 94.8% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 61 | Uruguay | 94.8% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | India | 94.5% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 63 | Brazil | 94.2% | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 64 | Slovakia | 93.8% | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 65 | Philippines | 93.7% | 2009 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 66 | Poland | 93.7% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Uganda | 93.4% | 2014 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 93.3% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 69 | Ghana | 93.1% | 2014 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 70 | Hong Kong, China | 93.0% | 2012 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 71 | Dominica | 92.9% | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 72 | Czechia | 92.8% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 92.7% | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 74 | Seychelles | 92.5% | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 92.4% | 2014 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 76 | France | 92.3% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 77 | Iceland | 92.1% | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 91.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 79 | Sweden | 91.7% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 91.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 81 | Armenia | 91.4% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 91.3% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 91.1% | 2014 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 84 | Benin | 91.0% | 2015 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 85 | Nepal | 90.6% | 2015 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 86 | Morocco | 90.5% | 2009 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 87 | Gambia | 90.4% | 2013 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 88 | Denmark | 89.9% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 89 | United States of America | 89.9% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 90 | Slovenia | 89.7% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 91 | Austria | 89.4% | 2022 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 92 | Netherlands | 89.4% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 93 | Ireland | 89.4% | 2021 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 94 | Mongolia | 89.4% | 2017 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 95 | Germany | 89.3% | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 96 | Panama | 89.1% | 2013 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 97 | Switzerland | 89.0% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 98 | Latvia | 88.9% | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 99 | South Sudan | 88.7% | 2024 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 88.6% | 2017 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 101 | Cameroon | 88.6% | 2013 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 102 | Israel | 88.3% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 103 | Albania | 88.3% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 87.9% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 105 | Gabon | 87.9% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 106 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 87.9% | 2022 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 107 | Finland | 87.7% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 108 | Indonesia | 87.6% | 2015 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 109 | Chad | 87.5% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 110 | Japan | 86.9% | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86.7% | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 112 | Côte d'Ivoire | 86.5% | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 113 | Norway | 86.5% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 114 | Türkiye | 86.0% | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 115 | Monaco | 85.3% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 116 | Estonia | 84.0% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 83.6% | 2014 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 118 | New Zealand | 83.2% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 82.3% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 120 | Republic of Korea | 82.0% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 121 | Peru | 81.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 81.0% | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 123 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 75.5% | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 125 | Guyana | 71.7% | 2012 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 71.4% | 2022 | down 27.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release