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European Union - Government Spending 2003

Name: European Union Government Spending 2003
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

38.23% +0.32% from 2002 Global rank: 88th

European Union's government spending was 38.23% in 2003, increased +0.32% from 37.91% in 2002. This was the 88th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾

Government Spending by Country - 2003
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Myanmar	3.06%	-
2nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	7.70%	2.9%
3rd	Bangladesh	7.84%	-0.6%
4th	Cambodia	8.58%	-3.9%
5th	Burkina Faso	9.31%	-6.4%
6th	Madagascar	9.64%	-
7th	Côte d'Ivoire	10.32%	13.6%
8th	Dominican Republic	10.71%	-13.7%
9th	Mali	10.88%	10.7%
10th	Tajikistan	11.17%	17.8%
11th	Bahamas, The	11.26%	8.4%
12th	Nicaragua	13.15%	7.8%
13th	Kazakhstan	13.89%	9.4%
14th	Guatemala	14.57%	12.3%
15th	Macao SAR, China	14.58%	-2.4%
16th	Georgia	14.58%	-5.4%
17th	Thailand	14.85%	-26.4%
18th	India	15.58%	-3.0%
19th	Japan	15.73%	-2.3%
20th	Zambia	15.74%	11.1%
21st	Singapore	15.94%	-1.3%
22nd	Belize	16.21%	14.5%
23rd	Indonesia	16.26%	3.5%
24th	Philippines	16.30%	0.4%
25th	Korea	16.69%	12.0%
26th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	17.18%	-1.8%
27th	El Salvador	17.34%	-14.2%
28th	Maldives	17.42%	-5.2%
29th	St. Lucia	17.50%	4.9%
30th	Malaysia	17.63%	-0.3%
31st	Bhutan	17.69%	-0.3%
32nd	Peru	17.77%	0.9%
33rd	Canada	18.04%	0.4%
34th	Switzerland	18.34%	-5.9%
35th	Chile	19.34%	-3.8%
36th	Mauritius	19.39%	-1.6%
37th	Congo, Republic of	19.55%	-27.1%
38th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.83%	-4.4%
39th	Argentina	19.84%	0.8%
40th	Eswatini	20.25%	3.1%
41st	Sri Lanka	20.48%	-10.6%
42nd	United States	20.66%	2.9%
43rd	Morocco	20.81%	-5.7%
44th	Bahrain	20.87%	-10.0%
45th	Honduras	20.90%	96.3%
46th	St. Kitts and Nevis	21.50%	2.2%
47th	Ghana	22.02%	9.9%
48th	Trinidad and Tobago	22.10%	-11.2%
49th	Albania	22.15%	-7.4%
50th	Moldova	22.22%	-0.3%
51st	Angola	22.68%	21.6%
52nd	Russian Federation	23.05%	2.3%
53rd	Costa Rica	23.62%	-4.0%
54th	Mongolia	24.60%	13.4%
55th	South Africa	24.77%	4.6%
56th	Tunisia	25.37%	-1.2%
57th	Australia	25.66%	-2.5%
58th	Barbados	26.98%	-
59th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	27.33%	0.3%
60th	Colombia	27.62%	63.1%
61st	Uruguay	27.91%	0.1%
62nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	28.21%	-2.0%
63rd	Belarus	28.21%	14.3%
64th	Latvia	28.45%	-4.5%
65th	Ukraine	28.64%	2.4%
66th	Namibia	28.68%	4.9%
67th	Jordan	29.47%	4.0%
68th	Ireland	29.73%	0.9%
69th	Lebanon	30.47%	7.5%
70th	Estonia	30.74%	0.0%
71st	Germany	31.16%	1.1%
72nd	New Zealand	31.22%	1.6%
73rd	San Marino	31.50%	-12.4%
74th	Romania	31.52%	-0.9%
75th	Iceland	31.57%	4.8%
76th	Jamaica	31.82%	6.1%
77th	Lithuania	31.83%	-4.0%
78th	Sweden	33.73%	0.5%
79th	Lesotho	33.93%	-1.7%
80th	Finland	34.90%	1.7%
81st	Bulgaria	34.91%	5.2%
82nd	Denmark	35.77%	-0.9%
83rd	United Kingdom	36.83%	3.3%
84th	Norway	37.29%	-0.7%
85th	Kuwait	37.79%	-8.8%
86th	Czechia	38.15%	3.6%
87th	Luxembourg	38.22%	4.2%
88th	European Union	38.23%	0.8%
89th	Cyprus	38.94%	9.8%
90th	Netherlands	39.23%	2.4%
91st	Italy	39.51%	0.4%
92nd	Slovak Republic	39.71%	-10.2%
93rd	Portugal	39.75%	3.4%
94th	Croatia	40.42%	-3.2%
95th	Poland	40.49%	2.3%
96th	Israel	41.37%	-9.6%
97th	Malta	42.33%	8.3%
98th	Belgium	42.56%	2.7%
99th	Hungary	42.72%	-0.4%
100th	Greece	43.18%	0.0%
101st	Slovenia	44.42%	-0.5%
102nd	Austria	46.15%	-0.3%
103rd	France	46.38%	0.5%

FAQ

What was European Union's government spending in 2003?▾

European Union's government spending in 2003 was 38.23%. This ranked 88th globally.

How did European Union's government spending change in 2003?▾

European Union's government spending increased by 0.8% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2003?▾

France had the highest government spending in 2003 at 46.38%.

What is the government spending of European Union in 2003?▾

The government spending of European Union in 2003 was 38.23%. This ranked 88th globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for European Union's government spending?▾

European Union's government spending went from 37.91% in 2002 to 38.23% in 2003, a 0.8% increase.

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