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Government Spending - Ranking 2013

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Year

In 2013, United Arab Emirates (3.82%), Equatorial Guinea (8.04%), and Cambodia (9.12%) ranked highest in government spending among all countries. Timor-Leste ranked lowest at 62.92%.

Government Spending by Country - 2013
RankCountryValueYoY %
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

Which country has the highest government spending in 2013?

United Arab Emirates has the highest government spending in 2013 at 3.82%.

Which country has the lowest government spending in 2013?

Timor-Leste has the lowest government spending in 2013 at 62.92%.

How many countries are ranked by government spending?

132 countries have government spending data for 2013.

What are the top 3 countries by government spending?

1. United Arab Emirates (3.82%), 2. Equatorial Guinea (8.04%), 3. Cambodia (9.12%).