Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
115
Highest
94.4%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
19.9%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,574
What the numbers show
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 94.4% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.9%, and the mean is 21.2%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 594.4%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Current expenditure other than staff compensation … percentage: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 94.4% | 2018 | up 594.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Seychelles | 64.5% | 2016 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 3 | South Sudan | 53.5% | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Uganda | 48.3% | 2014 | up 301.0% | rising |
| 5 | East Timor | 46.4% | 2014 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 6 | Barbados | 43.8% | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Ireland | 43.1% | 2021 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 8 | Andorra | 41.0% | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 9 | Cuba | 40.5% | 2010 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Maldives | 39.7% | 2016 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 35.8% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Guatemala | 33.7% | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 31.8% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 14 | Montserrat | 31.8% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | Kenya | 31.6% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 16 | Vietnam | 31.3% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 30.8% | 2022 | down 27.2% | flat |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 30.0% | 2020 | up 241.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Madagascar | 29.5% | 2013 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 29.4% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 29.3% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 27.9% | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 27.4% | 2022 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 26.4% | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 26.4% | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 25.3% | 2023 | up 70.7% | falling |
| 27 | South Korea | 25.2% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 25.1% | 2022 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 25.0% | 2019 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 25.0% | 2016 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 24.9% | 2015 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 24.8% | 2021 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 33 | Moldova | 24.3% | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 24.2% | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 24.1% | 2015 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 36 | Canada | 24.0% | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 24.0% | 2018 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 23.8% | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 23.3% | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 23.0% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 41 | Guyana | 22.5% | 2012 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 22.4% | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 22.4% | 2022 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 44 | Benin | 22.2% | 2015 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 45 | Latvia | 21.8% | 2022 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 21.8% | 2017 | down 51.3% | flat |
| 47 | Denmark | 21.7% | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 48 | Lithuania | 21.7% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 49 | Japan | 21.6% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 21.3% | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 51 | Jamaica | 21.1% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 52 | United States | 20.8% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 53 | Burundi | 20.5% | 2012 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 54 | Macao | 20.4% | 2023 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 55 | Norway | 20.2% | 2022 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 56 | Slovenia | 20.0% | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 57 | Germany | 20.0% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 19.9% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 59 | Turkey | 19.7% | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 60 | Netherlands | 19.6% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 19.5% | 2022 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 19.3% | 2014 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 63 | Peru | 18.6% | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 64 | Cayman Islands | 18.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 65 | Portugal | 18.6% | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 18.5% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 18.5% | 2022 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 68 | Philippines | 18.4% | 2009 | up 158.8% | rising |
| 69 | Croatia | 18.3% | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 18.3% | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 18.2% | 2021 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 18.2% | 2014 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 18.0% | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 74 | Russia | 18.0% | 2018 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 75 | France | 17.9% | 2022 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 76 | Cook Islands | 17.2% | 2023 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 77 | Malta | 16.3% | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 78 | Israel | 16.2% | 2022 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 16.0% | 2019 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 80 | Uruguay | 15.7% | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 81 | Switzerland | 15.3% | 2016 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 82 | Cyprus | 15.1% | 2022 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 15.0% | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Oman | 14.8% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 85 | Paraguay | 14.7% | 2024 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 86 | Belgium | 14.7% | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.9% | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 88 | Bolivia | 13.1% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 89 | Mexico | 13.0% | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 90 | San Marino | 12.4% | 2023 | up 149.0% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 12.4% | 2014 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 12.2% | 2016 | up 472.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Malaysia | 11.6% | 2021 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.4% | 2021 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 95 | Ecuador | 11.4% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 96 | Albania | 11.0% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 97 | Armenia | 9.1% | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 9.1% | 2022 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 99 | India | 9.0% | 2005 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 9.0% | 2015 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 101 | Greece | 8.1% | 2022 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 102 | Gambia | 7.4% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 103 | Togo | 7.1% | 2016 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 104 | Aruba | 7.0% | 2016 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 105 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.5% | 2018 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Guinea | 6.3% | 2020 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 6.0% | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 108 | Monaco | 5.7% | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.6% | 2010 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Palestine | 4.9% | 2021 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 111 | Iran | 4.7% | 2022 | down 81.9% | falling |
| 112 | Lebanon | 2.4% | 2013 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9% | 2013 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 114 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release