List of countries by historical government spending

This article lists countries alphabetically, with total government expenditure as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. Also stated is the government revenue and net lending/borrowing of the government as percentage of GDP. All data is based on the World Economic Outlook Databook of the International Monetary Fund.

Historical development

Development of government spending as percentage of GDP of different countries.[1][2]

1940–2020

Country 2020 2010 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940
Algeria 37.98 36.89 28.57 25.71
Argentina 41.64 38.76 28.21 10.99 15.17 12.05 11.30 11.20 8.80
Australia 44.98 37.16 35.63 36.10 33.21 25.32 21.83 12.22 7.07
Austria 57.90 52.53 51.94 51.51 50.01 39.54 36.29 36.36
Bangladesh 15.03 14.59 13.24 12.50 15.03
Belgium 60.80 52.94 49.08 52.31 54.89 42.66 23.75 22.85
Brazil 42.73 40.40 35.29 6.80 11.40 13.71 8.70 10.81
Canada 52.45 43.82 41.11 48.80 41.55 36.03 14.93 14.99 18.61
Chile 28.97 25.15 23.87 18.95 23.84 21.09 19.73 14.93 12.43
China 36.98 22.67 17.05 20.98
Colombia 33.44 27.47 26.41 9.40 9.60 10.00 6.70 5.60 6.10
Denmark 55.08 58.47 53.67 55.41 52.66 24.39 16.42 10.05 12.19
Ethiopia 14.47 18.63 25.78 20.40 13.20
Finland 56.72 55.11 48.26 48.15 40.15 21.85 22.47 23.88 48.95
France 62.40 56.63 51.69 49.58 45.96 20.50 22.18 24.12
Germany 51.09 47.87 45.10 44.73 48.23 39.46 22.94 27.17
Ghana 28.28 24.11 20.10 11.85 11.19 12.17
Greece 58.19 50.24 47.12 45.21 27.66 25.17 19.95 27.09
India 30.98 27.32 26.99 27.23 17.48 11.72 11.23 5.31 5.33
Indonesia 18.23 18.27 16.64 15.84 22.09 13.80 14.42
Iran 17.95 21.75 18.04 21.95 35.76
Ireland 28.71 65.05 31.18 42.81 53.71 44.13 29.14 25.90 19.52
Israel 46.40 45.43 51.40 46.79 69.40 41.55 30.38 18.79
Italy 57.25 50.28 45.86 52.86 40.79 32.32 16.49 17.28 38.11
Japan 46.67 39.83 37.28 30.05 33.45 20.25 18.35 15.86 3.99
Kenya 25.70 30.14 20.53 22.94
South Korea 25.63 21.21 17.95 15.15 16.77 17.50 17.88
Malaysia 25.41 26.28 27.92 36.13
Mexico 29.12 26.28 21.11 16.57 17.54 10.94 9.50 8.78 7.39
Morocco 36.31 31.91 25.85 28.57
Netherlands 46.90 51.19 44.17 54.91 55.20 43.20 20.39 23.97
Norway 58.15 45.92 42.30 53.31 46.13 38.91 17.97 18.05
Pakistan 23.12 20.26 18.59 23.92 21.98 23.56 10.00 5.55
Peru 26.38 20.40 20.53 20.36 19.32 14.35 13.33 11.33 6.65
Philippines 25.11 16.88 18.67 18.00 13.42 10.45 10.08 7.23
Poland 48.95 45.37 41.08 25.83 39.20 21.64
Portugal 48.12 51.35 41.13 38.50 32.36 15.52 14.25 9.81 10.31
Romania 38.81 40.90 38.56 33.63 28.15
Russia 38.78 38.50 32.84 6.11 5.49
South Africa 40.11 32.99 25.86 28.70 21.84 20.05 16.65 19.25 28.31
Spain 52.26 45.62 39.19 32.75 16.34 12.25 11.02 11.67 19.65
Sweden 53.06 52.89 55.09 37.96 41.02 29.51 24.43 18.28 22.73
 Switzerland 36.26 34.17 35.10 30.30 29.93 25.75 7.11 8.58 18.14
Taiwan 19.04 22.13 25.60 28.69 24.84
Thailand 25.31 23.03 19.06 16.56 18.73 17.57 12.07 9.06
Turkey 34.63 35.55 37.71 14.07 25.46 22.69 15.57 15.15
United Kingdom 50.27 50.56 36.76 41.11 47.63 42.00 33.14 33.15 28.38
United States 46.18 42.46 33.88 37.20 34.29 32.30 28.29 13.44 8.94
Venezuela 10.93 36.95 28.29 31.93 21.97 19.48 23.67 16.00 14.17

1850–1930

Country 1930 1920 1910 1900 1890 1880 1870 1860 1850
Argentina 9.40 4.62 8.92 8.25 7.73 8.04 8.56
Australia 5.47 7.69 2.66
Austria 19.80 17.33 15.59 13.45 11.36
Belgium 19.09 10.78 9.90 8.74 6.18 4.80 5.04
Brazil 11.21 12.52 13.00 15.50 25.70 24.19
Canada 7.72 10.45 6.01 6.12 5.68 6.76 4.94
Chile 13.89 8.76 12.81 11.63 14.21 8.42 8.02 5.52 5.63
Colombia 4.90 4.40 5.90
Denmark 6.90 7.21 6.45 5.96 6.87 8.82
Finland 19.75 15.26 11.73 6.80 6.17
France 18.65 10.56 11.42 11.36 13.24 13.24
Germany 16.34 19.47 17.85 16.32 10.31
Greece 26.00 19.65 19.75 25.70 23.55
India 5.54 6.43 5.96 7.18 6.87 7.34 6.26
Italy 14.16 18.79 13.89 12.58 14.35 11.10 9.85
Japan 2.89 1.93 3.12 1.01 0.78 0.86
Mexico 5.98 4.11 3.65 4.71
Netherlands 8.69 10.24 10.99 13.93 9.60
Norway 8.59 8.64 8.61 9.90 6.83
Peru 7.04 4.47 4.39 3.59
Portugal 7.87 12.12 7.55 6.98 8.03 6.74
Russia 12.65 23.82 15.63 13.09
South Africa 18.77 18.53
Spain 10.55 12.12 9.95 8.52 9.24 8.68 15.29 10.67 7.46
Sweden 8.73 7.63 8.48 7.23 6.84 6.77 5.96 6.52 5.09
 Switzerland 4.29 4.15 4.03
United Kingdom 18.67 20.96 8.18 10.77 6.80 6.21 7.03 10.46 10.29
United States 3.64 7.30 2.19 2.70 2.19 2.24 3.80 1.41 1.56
Venezuela 10.47 8.58

See also

References

  1. ^ "Government expenditure, percent of GDP". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ^ Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2016-10-18). "Government Spending". Our World in Data.
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