Bahamas, The - Government Spending 2017

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
19.74% +1.85% from 2016 Global rank: 50th

Bahamas, The's government spending was 19.74% in 2017, increased +1.85% from 17.89% in 2016. This was the 50th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Government Spending by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.00% -
2nd United Arab Emirates 3.89% -6.9%
3rd Bangladesh 7.64% -2.8%
4th Congo, Democratic Republic of 7.84% -34.0%
5th Central African Republic 8.68% -3.8%
6th Zimbabwe 9.78% -61.2%
7th Equatorial Guinea 9.90% -3.4%
8th Mali 10.50% 1.8%
9th Cameroon 10.53% -11.5%
10th Madagascar 10.59% 13.7%
11th Cambodia 10.80% 10.3%
12th Uganda 11.26% -0.5%
13th Togo 11.51% -15.4%
14th Lao PDR 12.34% -11.0%
15th Uzbekistan 12.71% -11.3%
16th Guatemala 12.89% 0.8%
17th Guinea-Bissau 13.16% -
18th Malawi 13.24% 7.4%
19th Philippines 13.61% 1.3%
20th Panama 13.94% 1.8%
21st Singapore 14.29% -0.9%
22nd Paraguay 14.47% -6.2%
23rd Angola 14.56% -5.6%
24th Côte d'Ivoire 14.95% 11.5%
25th Macao SAR, China 15.21% -6.9%
26th Sri Lanka 15.33% -2.1%
27th India 15.61% 2.2%
28th Gabon 15.67% -8.3%
29th Tanzania 15.74% 17.7%
30th Malaysia 15.83% -5.6%
31st Congo, Republic of 16.04% -6.5%
32nd Japan 16.20% -3.1%
33rd Nicaragua 16.52% 0.8%
34th Papua New Guinea 16.58% -9.8%
35th Dominican Republic 16.84% 2.5%
36th Nepal 16.85% 18.5%
37th Myanmar 16.92% 10.2%
38th Burundi 17.02% -4.3%
39th Switzerland 17.22% -0.1%
40th Ghana 17.36% -5.1%
41st Canada 17.61% 0.6%
42nd St. Lucia 17.61% -3.1%
43rd Bhutan 17.62% 0.0%
44th Mozambique 17.63% -4.8%
45th Burkina Faso 18.49% 25.7%
46th Cabo Verde 18.67% -2.1%
47th Rwanda 18.67% 1.2%
48th Kazakhstan 19.03% 16.5%
49th Thailand 19.12% -2.8%
50th Bahamas, The 19.74% 10.4%
51st Senegal 19.79% 8.1%
52nd Mexico 19.87% -2.3%
53rd Peru 20.15% 5.0%
54th Maldives 20.35% -15.9%
55th Zambia 20.92% -6.6%
56th Mauritius 21.93% -3.7%
57th United States 22.29% -1.1%
58th Belize 22.34% 5.0%
59th Chile 22.35% 1.0%
60th Bahrain 22.52% -8.1%
61st Armenia 22.63% -12.0%
62nd Micronesia, Federated States of 22.64% -0.1%
63rd Morocco 22.68% -0.4%
64th Korea 22.74% 1.9%
65th St. Kitts and Nevis 22.92% -11.3%
66th Albania 23.44% -1.1%
67th Mongolia 23.70% -13.5%
68th Ireland 23.75% -7.7%
69th Argentina 24.28% -7.2%
70th Samoa 24.67% -1.3%
71st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 24.73% 5.7%
72nd El Salvador 24.84% 7.0%
73rd Jamaica 25.02% 1.0%
74th Kenya 25.13% 13.2%
75th Fiji 25.37% 0.2%
76th Costa Rica 25.40% -6.4%
77th Jordan 25.56% -1.2%
78th Iraq 25.97% -2.2%
79th Saudi Arabia 25.98% -3.6%
80th Lebanon 25.98% 0.5%
81st Kyrgyz Republic 26.05% -3.6%
82nd Australia 26.53% -1.3%
83rd Georgia 26.86% -6.3%
84th West Bank and Gaza 26.87% 4.7%
85th Vanuatu 26.93% 8.5%
86th Eswatini 27.07% -2.6%
87th Moldova 27.24% 2.1%
88th Colombia 27.50% -3.9%
89th Germany 27.52% 0.5%
90th Azerbaijan 27.96% 2.8%
91st North Macedonia 28.00% 0.8%
92nd Botswana 28.15% 5.1%
93rd Belarus 29.32% -0.3%
94th New Zealand 29.90% -2.6%
95th Solomon Islands 30.23% 1.6%
96th Latvia 30.43% -0.9%
97th Russian Federation 30.71% -1.0%
98th Iceland 31.03% -11.3%
99th Lithuania 31.07% -4.9%
100th Uruguay 31.25% -11.3%
101st Spain 31.36% -3.3%
102nd Czechia 31.39% -3.5%
103rd Ecuador 31.52% -10.1%
104th Türkiye 31.55% 3.1%
105th Romania 31.60% -1.9%
106th Malta 31.82% -7.7%
107th Tonga 31.89% 2.4%
108th Sweden 31.98% -0.4%
109th Bulgaria 31.99% -0.1%
110th Brazil 32.36% -3.1%
111th Trinidad and Tobago 33.04% -1.1%
112th South Africa 33.25% 3.3%
113th Ukraine 33.61% 0.3%
114th Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.89% -2.9%
115th Poland 34.26% -1.5%
116th Estonia 34.70% -3.1%
117th Israel 35.54% 3.1%
118th Serbia 36.14% -4.4%
119th Denmark 36.28% -2.9%
120th United Kingdom 36.84% -0.5%
121st Cyprus 36.85% -3.4%
122nd European Union 37.02% -0.9%
123rd Slovak Republic 37.04% -8.1%
124th Luxembourg 37.76% 2.5%
125th Finland 38.17% -4.4%
126th Netherlands 38.29% -2.9%
127th Namibia 38.56% 8.8%
128th Norway 38.69% -2.6%
129th Croatia 39.05% -2.6%
130th Afghanistan 39.22% -10.7%
131st Lesotho 39.72% -2.1%
132nd Belgium 40.10% -2.6%
133rd Palau 41.33% 2.2%
134th Portugal 41.67% 0.8%
135th Hungary 42.02% -3.2%
136th Slovenia 42.30% -5.3%
137th Italy 42.95% -0.6%
138th San Marino 43.30% -3.8%
139th Austria 44.87% -1.5%
140th Greece 47.67% -2.4%
141st France 48.47% 0.7%
142nd Timor-Leste 57.06% -18.6%
143rd Marshall Islands 60.77% 7.7%
144th Kiribati 64.41% 4.9%
145th Nauru 90.57% 2.0%

FAQ

What was Bahamas, The's government spending in 2017?

Bahamas, The's government spending in 2017 was 19.74%. This ranked 50th globally.

How did Bahamas, The's government spending change in 2017?

Bahamas, The's government spending increased by 10.4% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2017?

Nauru had the highest government spending in 2017 at 90.57%.

What is the government spending of Bahamas, The in 2017?

The government spending of Bahamas, The in 2017 was 19.74%. This ranked 50th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Bahamas, The's government spending?

Bahamas, The's government spending went from 17.89% in 2016 to 19.74% in 2017, a 10.4% increase.