Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
117
Highest
100.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
15.5%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,558
What the numbers show
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.5%, and the mean is 17.3%.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 1,743.5%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2018 | up 1,202.9% | volatile |
| 1 | Montserrat | 10.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Seychelles | 87.3% | 2016 | up 595.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 81.0% | 2023 | up 311.7% | volatile |
| 4 | South Sudan | 57.4% | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 46.0% | 2014 | up 382.2% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 41.4% | 2021 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Finland | 34.4% | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 8 | Maldives | 31.1% | 2019 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 30.5% | 2014 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Czechia | 29.3% | 2022 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 28.3% | 2022 | up 226.4% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 25.5% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 13 | Madagascar | 24.4% | 2013 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 24.0% | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 23.4% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Guatemala | 23.3% | 2024 | up 485.8% | rising |
| 17 | Kuwait | 22.7% | 2014 | up 194.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 22.6% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 21.8% | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 21.7% | 2022 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 21.4% | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 22 | Lithuania | 21.3% | 2022 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 21.1% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 24 | Benin | 20.9% | 2015 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 25 | South Africa | 20.8% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 20.8% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 20.7% | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 20.6% | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 29 | Jamaica | 20.2% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 20.0% | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 19.8% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 32 | Cuba | 19.8% | 2010 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 33 | Andorra | 19.3% | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 19.2% | 2020 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 19.1% | 2016 | up 288.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 19.1% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 18.9% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 18.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 18.7% | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 18.5% | 2022 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 18.5% | 2016 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.5% | 2021 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 43 | Barbados | 18.3% | 2023 | up 41.0% | flat |
| 44 | Germany | 18.3% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 45 | France | 18.1% | 2022 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 46 | Netherlands | 18.0% | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 17.7% | 2022 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 48 | United States of America | 17.4% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 49 | Türkiye | 17.1% | 2022 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 50 | Kenya | 17.1% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 17.0% | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 52 | New Zealand | 16.9% | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 53 | Israel | 16.7% | 2022 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 54 | Morocco | 16.7% | 2009 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 16.6% | 2021 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 56 | Norway | 16.4% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 57 | Denmark | 16.0% | 2022 | up 43.0% | falling |
| 58 | Ireland | 15.9% | 2021 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 59 | Liechtenstein | 15.5% | 2014 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 15.3% | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 61 | Indonesia | 15.3% | 2015 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 15.2% | 2017 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 63 | Nepal | 15.2% | 2015 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 64 | Dominica | 14.7% | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 65 | San Marino | 14.5% | 2023 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 14.3% | 2009 | up 1,743.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Romania | 14.1% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 68 | Portugal | 13.8% | 2022 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Switzerland | 13.8% | 2022 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 70 | British Virgin Islands | 13.3% | 2010 | up 350.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 13.1% | 2022 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 72 | Belgium | 12.9% | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 73 | Malaysia | 12.8% | 2021 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 74 | Oman | 12.7% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 75 | Monaco | 12.5% | 2024 | up 850.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 11.8% | 2024 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 11.4% | 2005 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 79 | Guyana | 11.0% | 2012 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 11.0% | 2023 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 10.8% | 2016 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.3% | 2014 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 83 | Ecuador | 10.0% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 9.9% | 2014 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 85 | Cameroon | 9.7% | 2013 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 86 | Rwanda | 9.6% | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 9.3% | 2022 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 88 | Uruguay | 9.1% | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 89 | Chile | 9.0% | 2022 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.7% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 91 | Togo | 8.6% | 2024 | up 79.7% | falling |
| 92 | Senegal | 8.4% | 2022 | up 116.3% | falling |
| 93 | Gambia | 8.3% | 2013 | up 1,084.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Albania | 7.9% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 95 | Ghana | 7.8% | 2014 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 7.3% | 2017 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 97 | Zambia | 7.2% | 2017 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 98 | Mexico | 6.7% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 99 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.5% | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 100 | Greece | 6.5% | 2022 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 101 | Guinea | 6.3% | 2020 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Aruba | 6.3% | 2016 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 103 | Mali | 6.2% | 2021 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.0% | 2018 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Comoros | 5.4% | 2015 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.1% | 2022 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 5.0% | 2020 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Jordan | 4.4% | 2024 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 110 | Eritrea | 4.3% | 2005 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Gabon | 3.4% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 112 | Malawi | 2.9% | 2016 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.9% | 2022 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Cayman Islands | 2.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 115 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2017 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release