Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
125
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
49.2%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
92.3%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,698
What the numbers show
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 49.2% in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.3%, and the mean is 90.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 41.6%).
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2010 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 99.8% | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 7 | Lebanon | 99.8% | 2012 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 8 | San Marino | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Jamaica | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | Cambodia | 99.5% | 2014 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 99.4% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Niger | 99.2% | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 14 | Cuba | 99.1% | 2010 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 98.7% | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 16 | Andorra | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | Guinea | 98.6% | 2020 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 18 | Cook Islands | 98.3% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 19 | Burundi | 98.1% | 2012 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 20 | Mali | 98.0% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 97.8% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 97.8% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 23 | Togo | 97.6% | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 97.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | South Africa | 97.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 97.1% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 27 | Malawi | 96.9% | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | Madagascar | 96.9% | 2013 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 96.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | Paraguay | 96.5% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 31 | Guatemala | 96.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 96.3% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 96.2% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Barbados | 96.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Portugal | 96.0% | 2022 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 96.0% | 2014 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 95.9% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Belgium | 95.4% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Djibouti | 95.4% | 2007 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 40 | Brazil | 95.3% | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 41 | India | 95.2% | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 95.1% | 2016 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 95.1% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 95.0% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 45 | Seychelles | 94.8% | 2016 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 46 | Uruguay | 94.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 47 | Croatia | 94.4% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 48 | Malaysia | 94.4% | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 94.3% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 50 | Iceland | 94.3% | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.3% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 52 | Sweden | 93.7% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Lithuania | 93.6% | 2022 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 54 | Belarus | 93.4% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 55 | Denmark | 93.2% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 56 | Romania | 93.2% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 93.0% | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 92.8% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 59 | Poland | 92.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Kenya | 92.5% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 61 | Slovakia | 92.5% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 92.4% | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 92.3% | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 64 | Austria | 92.2% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 65 | Hungary | 92.0% | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 66 | Armenia | 92.0% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 67 | Singapore | 91.8% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 68 | Philippines | 91.8% | 2009 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 69 | Benin | 91.7% | 2015 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 91.6% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 71 | Ghana | 91.4% | 2014 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 91.2% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 73 | Mongolia | 91.1% | 2017 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 74 | Czechia | 91.1% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 75 | France | 91.0% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 76 | Finland | 91.0% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.9% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 78 | Canada | 90.6% | 2022 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 90.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 80 | United States of America | 90.4% | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 81 | Germany | 90.2% | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 90.0% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 90.0% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 84 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 89.9% | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 85 | Latvia | 89.9% | 2022 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 86 | Slovenia | 89.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 87 | Tunisia | 89.6% | 2010 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 88 | Switzerland | 89.4% | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 89 | South Sudan | 89.3% | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 90 | Nepal | 89.0% | 2015 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 91 | Norway | 88.9% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 92 | Netherlands | 88.6% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 93 | Senegal | 88.6% | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 94 | Indonesia | 88.1% | 2015 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 95 | Estonia | 88.1% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 96 | El Salvador | 88.0% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 97 | Malta | 87.9% | 2022 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 98 | Türkiye | 87.8% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 99 | Uganda | 87.4% | 2014 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 100 | Japan | 87.4% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 101 | Montserrat | 87.3% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 102 | Cameroon | 86.4% | 2013 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 103 | Greece | 86.1% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 104 | Oman | 85.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 105 | Guyana | 85.4% | 2012 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.0% | 2014 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 107 | Côte d'Ivoire | 84.4% | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 108 | Macau, China | 84.2% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 83.8% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 110 | Albania | 82.5% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 111 | Hong Kong, China | 81.8% | 2012 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 112 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 81.2% | 2018 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 113 | Eritrea | 80.4% | 2006 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 80.4% | 2015 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 115 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 116 | Peru | 78.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 117 | Viet Nam | 78.1% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 118 | Cayman Islands | 75.8% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 75.5% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 74.7% | 2018 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 71.0% | 2019 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 61.7% | 2014 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia | 57.8% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 124 | Monaco | 53.5% | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 49.2% | 2013 | up 42.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release