Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
118
Highest
100.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
17.7%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,581
What the numbers show
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.7%, and the mean is 19.7%.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 2,806.4%), 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 386.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Montserrat | 17.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Uganda | 57.7% | 2014 | up 697.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 57.4% | 2021 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 4 | South Sudan | 56.4% | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 42.9% | 2014 | up 184.3% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 36.2% | 2015 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 7 | Guatemala | 35.9% | 2024 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 8 | Cambodia | 35.6% | 2014 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 9 | Ireland | 35.3% | 2021 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 10 | Maldives | 34.9% | 2019 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 34.8% | 2022 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 34.2% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 33.8% | 2020 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Cuba | 32.4% | 2010 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 15 | Burundi | 29.9% | 2011 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 29.8% | 2014 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 29.7% | 2021 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 29.5% | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 19 | Kenya | 28.9% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 28.8% | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 21 | Guyana | 28.8% | 2012 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 22 | Seychelles | 28.6% | 2016 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 27.4% | 2019 | up 1,132.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 27.3% | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 25 | Madagascar | 26.9% | 2013 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 26.6% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 26.3% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 26.3% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | Jamaica | 25.9% | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 25.3% | 2022 | up 532.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Chile | 25.2% | 2022 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2020 | up 227.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 24.8% | 2022 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 24.0% | 2022 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 23.4% | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 23.4% | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 23.0% | 2014 | up 484.7% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 22.9% | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 39 | Mongolia | 22.3% | 2017 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 21.9% | 2022 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 21.9% | 2022 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | 21.6% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 43 | Republic of Moldova | 21.2% | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 44 | Indonesia | 21.2% | 2015 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 21.0% | 2022 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 46 | Philippines | 20.9% | 2009 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 20.8% | 2022 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 20.7% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 20.7% | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 50 | Gabon | 20.7% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 51 | British Virgin Islands | 20.2% | 2015 | up 2,806.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 19.8% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | 19.6% | 2024 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 18.8% | 2022 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 18.7% | 2016 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 56 | Kuwait | 18.6% | 2014 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 57 | New Zealand | 18.6% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 58 | Netherlands | 17.8% | 2022 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 59 | Türkiye | 17.7% | 2022 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 60 | Norway | 17.7% | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 61 | Benin | 17.4% | 2015 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 62 | United States of America | 17.4% | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.4% | 2021 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 64 | France | 17.2% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 65 | Rwanda | 17.2% | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Spain | 17.2% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 67 | Eritrea | 17.0% | 2005 | up 346.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 16.3% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 69 | Denmark | 16.2% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 70 | Japan | 15.9% | 2021 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 15.9% | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 72 | Germany | 15.8% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 15.1% | 2022 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 74 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.8% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 13.6% | 2014 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 76 | Peru | 13.5% | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 13.4% | 2016 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 78 | Gambia | 13.4% | 2013 | up 29.4% | flat |
| 79 | Malaysia | 13.1% | 2021 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 80 | Switzerland | 12.8% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 81 | Oman | 12.7% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 82 | Malta | 12.6% | 2022 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Andorra | 12.0% | 2023 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 84 | Mexico | 11.9% | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 85 | Armenia | 11.9% | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 86 | India | 11.4% | 2005 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 87 | Barbados | 11.2% | 2023 | up 363.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 11.2% | 2009 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 89 | Belgium | 10.5% | 2022 | up 430.6% | rising |
| 90 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.4% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 91 | Ecuador | 10.0% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 9.9% | 2017 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 9.9% | 2014 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 94 | Cyprus | 9.9% | 2022 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 95 | Uruguay | 9.3% | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 96 | San Marino | 9.2% | 2023 | up 267.2% | rising |
| 97 | Israel | 8.5% | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 98 | Namibia | 8.2% | 2017 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Aruba | 8.2% | 2016 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 7.9% | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Paraguay | 7.8% | 2024 | up 80.1% | falling |
| 102 | Albania | 7.7% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 7.4% | 2017 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.8% | 2018 | up 70.4% | flat |
| 105 | Greece | 6.5% | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 106 | Guinea | 6.3% | 2020 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.3% | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 108 | Comoros | 5.4% | 2015 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Jordan | 4.7% | 2024 | down 55.4% | rising |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 4.1% | 2020 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Monaco | 3.7% | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 3.2% | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Cayman Islands | 2.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | 2.6% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 115 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.2% | 2022 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Senegal | 2.0% | 2022 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release