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United Kingdom - Government Spending 2013

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
40.03% −3.10% from 2012 Global rank: 112th

United Kingdom's government spending was 40.03% in 2013, decreased +3.10% from 43.13% in 2012. This was the 112th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013▾
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%
Source: World Bank (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's government spending in 2013?▾

United Kingdom's government spending in 2013 was 40.03%. This ranked 112th globally.

How did United Kingdom's government spending change in 2013?▾

United Kingdom's government spending decreased by 7.2% 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 United Kingdom in 2013?▾

The government spending of United Kingdom in 2013 was 40.03%. This ranked 112th globally.

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

United Kingdom's government spending went from 43.13% in 2012 to 40.03% in 2013, a 7.2% decrease.

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