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European Union - Government Spending 2014

Name: European Union Government Spending 2014
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

38.62% −0.50% from 2013 Global rank: 118th

European Union's government spending was 38.62% in 2014, decreased +0.50% from 39.11% in 2013. This was the 118th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2014▾

Government Spending by Country - 2014
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	3.70%	-3.3%
2nd	Equatorial Guinea	7.09%	-11.8%
3rd	Central African Republic	8.27%	1.1%
4th	Côte d'Ivoire	9.22%	-7.2%
5th	Cambodia	9.44%	3.5%
6th	Bangladesh	9.50%	0.0%
7th	Madagascar	9.85%	4.8%
8th	Mali	10.90%	-2.2%
9th	Macao SAR, China	11.36%	8.6%
10th	Sudan	11.43%	-0.8%
11th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	11.49%	-6.4%
12th	Togo	11.55%	-9.9%
13th	Congo, Republic of	12.76%	17.4%
14th	Philippines	12.82%	-2.9%
15th	Cameroon	12.86%	-0.6%
16th	Burkina Faso	12.88%	4.4%
17th	Panama	12.91%	-
18th	Singapore	13.15%	6.3%
19th	Guatemala	13.28%	1.9%
20th	Nepal	13.58%	7.0%
21st	Paraguay	14.00%	-2.5%
22nd	Malawi	14.07%	8.3%
23rd	Sri Lanka	14.20%	0.3%
24th	India	14.80%	-11.0%
25th	Uzbekistan	14.97%	-1.2%
26th	Gabon	15.25%	-6.6%
27th	Kazakhstan	15.31%	4.8%
28th	Nicaragua	15.43%	2.2%
29th	Lao PDR	15.49%	-7.9%
30th	Dominican Republic	15.68%	1.3%
31st	Bahamas, The	15.80%	-2.8%
32nd	Tanzania	16.08%	8.4%
33rd	Canada	16.40%	-4.0%
34th	Myanmar	16.49%	17.5%
35th	Switzerland	16.72%	-0.4%
36th	Burundi	16.94%	-0.5%
37th	Bhutan	17.03%	-8.6%
38th	Rwanda	17.42%	16.4%
39th	Japan	17.57%	-3.1%
40th	Cabo Verde	17.93%	5.7%
41st	Ghana	18.20%	-5.6%
42nd	Micronesia, Federated States of	18.40%	-0.3%
43rd	St. Lucia	18.71%	-1.1%
44th	Belize	19.44%	3.1%
45th	Malaysia	19.68%	-4.5%
46th	Thailand	20.00%	0.9%
47th	Zambia	20.26%	13.5%
48th	Peru	20.51%	8.2%
49th	Kenya	20.54%	-
50th	Chile	20.68%	2.4%
51st	Mexico	21.00%	1.5%
52nd	Mauritius	21.57%	1.1%
53rd	Papua New Guinea	21.75%	-1.6%
54th	Azerbaijan	22.10%	5.6%
55th	Korea	22.53%	-1.9%
56th	United States	22.68%	-1.1%
57th	El Salvador	22.77%	-1.0%
58th	Vanuatu	22.99%	5.0%
59th	Bahrain	23.51%	4.6%
60th	Mongolia	23.73%	0.3%
61st	Armenia	23.99%	6.0%
62nd	St. Kitts and Nevis	24.19%	1.9%
63rd	Honduras	24.24%	1.5%
64th	Albania	24.26%	0.6%
65th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	24.45%	2.8%
66th	Argentina	24.57%	45.6%
67th	Maldives	24.65%	10.0%
68th	Angola	24.78%	-1.2%
69th	Eswatini	25.30%	10.1%
70th	Morocco	25.42%	-1.1%
71st	Jamaica	25.68%	2.7%
72nd	Iraq	25.71%	-
73rd	Fiji	25.83%	5.9%
74th	Lebanon	25.95%	-2.8%
75th	Kyrgyz Republic	26.00%	-
76th	Australia	26.14%	1.4%
77th	Georgia	26.24%	6.6%
78th	Russian Federation	26.46%	7.5%
79th	West Bank and Gaza	26.63%	5.7%
80th	Costa Rica	26.74%	0.8%
81st	Belarus	27.41%	-3.0%
82nd	Jordan	27.49%	4.8%
83rd	Germany	27.52%	-1.7%
84th	Saudi Arabia	27.82%	9.7%
85th	Barbados	27.95%	-4.6%
86th	North Macedonia	28.37%	0.4%
87th	Botswana	29.13%	-1.2%
88th	Türkiye	29.27%	1.0%
89th	Brazil	29.28%	4.0%
90th	Moldova	29.37%	8.3%
91st	Uruguay	29.58%	1.1%
92nd	Solomon Islands	30.16%	-1.1%
93rd	Colombia	30.16%	-9.4%
94th	Tonga	30.38%	9.9%
95th	Samoa	30.73%	6.9%
96th	Trinidad and Tobago	31.10%	5.6%
97th	South Africa	31.91%	2.1%
98th	Latvia	32.28%	1.9%
99th	New Zealand	32.33%	-2.3%
100th	Romania	32.44%	1.3%
101st	Lithuania	32.76%	-0.9%
102nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	32.92%	2.2%
103rd	Sweden	33.26%	-1.4%
104th	Ecuador	33.33%	-0.6%
105th	Estonia	33.61%	-1.5%
106th	Iceland	33.98%	-1.2%
107th	Czechia	34.22%	-0.9%
108th	Ireland	34.39%	-8.6%
109th	Spain	34.53%	-2.3%
110th	Israel	34.87%	-3.6%
111th	Poland	35.07%	-2.3%
112th	Norway	35.61%	4.1%
113th	Namibia	37.15%	4.8%
114th	Luxembourg	37.74%	-2.1%
115th	Malta	37.74%	-2.9%
116th	Bulgaria	37.94%	15.3%
117th	Lesotho	38.32%	-10.3%
118th	European Union	38.62%	-1.3%
119th	United Kingdom	39.15%	-2.2%
120th	Denmark	39.85%	-1.1%
121st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	39.95%	6.9%
122nd	Slovak Republic	40.05%	0.1%
123rd	Finland	40.79%	1.3%
124th	Serbia	40.91%	4.6%
125th	Netherlands	41.95%	-1.2%
126th	Croatia	42.13%	4.6%
127th	Ukraine	43.54%	12.6%
128th	Italy	43.57%	-0.4%
129th	Afghanistan	44.59%	5.9%
130th	Belgium	44.95%	-0.9%
131st	Hungary	44.99%	-4.2%
132nd	San Marino	45.62%	-0.9%
133rd	Palau	46.00%	-6.2%
134th	Austria	47.38%	0.3%
135th	Slovenia	47.53%	-12.9%
136th	Portugal	47.56%	4.3%
137th	France	49.12%	0.1%
138th	Marshall Islands	49.19%	-9.3%
139th	Greece	49.75%	-18.9%
140th	Cyprus	50.88%	13.3%
141st	Kiribati	55.25%	-8.2%
142nd	Timor-Leste	67.36%	7.1%
143rd	Nauru	86.75%	-

FAQ

What was European Union's government spending in 2014?▾

European Union's government spending in 2014 was 38.62%. This ranked 118th globally.

How did European Union's government spending change in 2014?▾

European Union's government spending decreased by 1.3% in 2014 compared to 2013.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2014?▾

Nauru had the highest government spending in 2014 at 86.75%.

What is the government spending of European Union in 2014?▾

The government spending of European Union in 2014 was 38.62%. This ranked 118th globally.

How does 2014 compare to 2013 for European Union's government spending?▾

European Union's government spending went from 39.11% in 2013 to 38.62% in 2014, a 1.3% decrease.

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