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Korea - Government Spending 2013

Name: Korea Government Spending 2013
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

22.96% −0.62% from 2012 Global rank: 54th

Korea's government spending was 22.96% in 2013, decreased +0.62% from 23.58% in 2012. This was the 54th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013▾

Government Spending by Country - 2013
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	3.82%	-5.7%
2nd	Equatorial Guinea	8.04%	12.7%
3rd	Cambodia	9.12%	9.4%
4th	Madagascar	9.40%	7.4%
5th	Bangladesh	9.51%	-1.4%
6th	Côte d'Ivoire	9.93%	-12.3%
7th	Macao SAR, China	10.47%	-4.0%
8th	Congo, Republic of	10.88%	-6.7%
9th	Mali	11.15%	10.5%
10th	Sudan	11.52%	-1.0%
11th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	12.26%	-11.6%
12th	Burkina Faso	12.33%	-4.5%
13th	Singapore	12.38%	-0.1%
14th	Nepal	12.69%	-8.3%
15th	Togo	12.83%	2.5%
16th	Cameroon	12.94%	1.4%
17th	Malawi	12.99%	9.4%
18th	Guatemala	13.03%	-1.0%
19th	Philippines	13.21%	-2.5%
20th	Myanmar	14.03%	33.0%
21st	Sri Lanka	14.16%	-6.1%
22nd	Paraguay	14.36%	-8.5%
23rd	Kazakhstan	14.61%	-7.5%
24th	Tanzania	14.83%	5.8%
25th	Nicaragua	15.09%	-0.9%
26th	Uzbekistan	15.15%	6.2%
27th	Dominican Republic	15.48%	-2.4%
28th	Bahamas, The	16.25%	-0.6%
29th	Gabon	16.33%	0.3%
30th	India	16.64%	2.9%
31st	Switzerland	16.79%	1.6%
32nd	Lao PDR	16.81%	53.1%
33rd	Cabo Verde	16.96%	0.7%
34th	Burundi	17.02%	-5.4%
35th	Canada	17.08%	-2.5%
36th	Zambia	17.85%	8.0%
37th	Japan	18.14%	0.2%
38th	Micronesia, Federated States of	18.45%	4.4%
39th	Bhutan	18.64%	-1.3%
40th	Belize	18.86%	2.9%
41st	St. Lucia	18.91%	-1.2%
42nd	Peru	18.96%	5.8%
43rd	Ghana	19.28%	-28.3%
44th	Thailand	19.82%	6.4%
45th	Chile	20.20%	1.4%
46th	Malaysia	20.60%	-1.8%
47th	Mexico	20.69%	-1.2%
48th	Azerbaijan	20.93%	-5.7%
49th	Mauritius	21.34%	6.3%
50th	Vanuatu	21.89%	-3.7%
51st	Bahrain	22.47%	7.5%
52nd	Armenia	22.64%	5.9%
53rd	United States	22.93%	-4.1%
54th	Korea	22.96%	-2.6%
55th	El Salvador	23.00%	0.4%
56th	Mongolia	23.67%	-12.6%
57th	St. Kitts and Nevis	23.74%	-3.3%
58th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	23.79%	-4.1%
59th	Honduras	23.89%	1.7%
60th	Albania	24.12%	4.2%
61st	Fiji	24.38%	6.0%
62nd	Georgia	24.60%	1.4%
63rd	Russian Federation	24.61%	1.7%
64th	Jamaica	25.02%	-9.1%
65th	Angola	25.08%	19.9%
66th	West Bank and Gaza	25.20%	-2.0%
67th	Saudi Arabia	25.35%	0.2%
68th	Morocco	25.70%	-6.1%
69th	Australia	25.77%	-1.0%
70th	Jordan	26.24%	-9.1%
71st	Costa Rica	26.52%	2.2%
72nd	Lebanon	26.69%	-0.4%
73rd	Moldova	27.13%	-2.6%
74th	Tonga	27.65%	-
75th	Germany	28.00%	0.2%
76th	Brazil	28.15%	-0.1%
77th	North Macedonia	28.25%	-3.8%
78th	Belarus	28.25%	2.3%
79th	Samoa	28.75%	-0.2%
80th	Türkiye	28.99%	-1.5%
81st	Uruguay	29.27%	1.5%
82nd	Barbados	29.31%	3.1%
83rd	Trinidad and Tobago	29.44%	3.2%
84th	Botswana	29.49%	-6.5%
85th	Solomon Islands	30.50%	20.6%
86th	South Africa	31.26%	2.9%
87th	Latvia	31.69%	-0.8%
88th	Romania	32.03%	-0.8%
89th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	32.20%	12.2%
90th	Bulgaria	32.92%	6.5%
91st	Lithuania	33.07%	-3.1%
92nd	New Zealand	33.07%	-5.4%
93rd	Colombia	33.29%	33.0%
94th	Ecuador	33.53%	-
95th	Sweden	33.72%	2.2%
96th	Estonia	34.11%	-0.2%
97th	Norway	34.19%	1.4%
98th	Iceland	34.41%	-6.0%
99th	Czechia	34.52%	-5.0%
100th	Spain	35.34%	-7.1%
101st	Namibia	35.45%	11.9%
102nd	Poland	35.91%	2.4%
103rd	Israel	36.16%	-0.2%
104th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.37%	-4.3%
105th	Ireland	37.63%	-5.9%
106th	Luxembourg	38.55%	-0.2%
107th	Ukraine	38.68%	-2.2%
108th	Malta	38.86%	-2.5%
109th	European Union	39.11%	0.0%
110th	Serbia	39.13%	10.4%
111th	Slovak Republic	40.02%	2.3%
112th	United Kingdom	40.03%	-7.2%
113th	Croatia	40.28%	0.1%
114th	Finland	40.29%	3.1%
115th	Denmark	40.31%	-5.3%
116th	Afghanistan	42.09%	-0.6%
117th	Netherlands	42.44%	0.7%
118th	Lesotho	42.71%	6.6%
119th	Italy	43.75%	0.6%
120th	Cyprus	44.91%	-14.7%
121st	Belgium	45.34%	-0.8%
122nd	Portugal	45.58%	2.7%
123rd	San Marino	46.03%	3.1%
124th	Hungary	46.95%	5.0%
125th	Austria	47.26%	1.4%
126th	Palau	49.01%	-8.7%
127th	France	49.07%	1.1%
128th	Marshall Islands	54.22%	1.6%
129th	Slovenia	54.57%	14.9%
130th	Kiribati	60.20%	-3.2%
131st	Greece	61.35%	6.9%
132nd	Timor-Leste	62.92%	-19.5%

FAQ

What was Korea's government spending in 2013?▾

Korea's government spending in 2013 was 22.96%. This ranked 54th globally.

How did Korea's government spending change in 2013?▾

Korea's government spending decreased by 2.6% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2013?▾

Timor-Leste had the highest government spending in 2013 at 62.92%.

What is the government spending of Korea in 2013?▾

The government spending of Korea in 2013 was 22.96%. This ranked 54th globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Korea's government spending?▾

Korea's government spending went from 23.58% in 2012 to 22.96% in 2013, a 2.6% decrease.

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