Nations ranked by general-government consumption as a share of GDP; percent, 2024.
This comparison ranks nations by general government final consumption share of GDP in 2024. The complete eligible universe contains 162 sovereign nations with a published World Bank WDI value, measured in percent of GDP. Timor-Leste ranks first at 60.6%, followed by Kiribati at 59%. Marshall Islands is third at 54.5%; the ranking compares one common indicator and period without using the ranked rows as a denominator.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 60.6% | 2024 |
| 2 | Kiribati | 59% | 2024 |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 54.5% | 2024 |
| 4 | Palau | 38.3% | 2024 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 37.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Lesotho | 35.7% | 2024 |
| 7 | Libya | 34.2% | 2024 |
| 8 | Botswana | 31.8% | 2024 |
| 9 | Sweden | 26.6% | 2024 |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 26.2% | 2024 |
| 11 | Finland | 26.1% | 2024 |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.9% | 2024 |
| 13 | Iceland | 25.9% | 2024 |
| 14 | Kuwait | 25.8% | 2024 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 25.8% | 2024 |
Source 1: World Development Indicators — General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Publisher: World Bank WDI
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: percent of GDP
Date checked: 2026-07-16
Evidence: Supports the complete 162-nation eligible universe for General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024.
Values use percent of GDP.
The comparison uses General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) from World Bank World Development Indicators for 2024. World Bank aggregates and non-sovereign territories are excluded, and the remaining nation rows are ordered descending by the unrounded value.
Every row uses the same World Bank indicator, period, sovereign-nation definition and measurement unit.
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