List of countries by historical government spending
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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 |