Data for 1973

General Government Consumption, 1973

Name: General Government Consumption, 1973
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1973, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

General Government Consumption, 1973 covers 95 countries. Israel is highest, at 40.247; Bangladesh is lowest, at 3.939. The middle country reads 12.839. Against 1972, 94 values changed (36 up, 58 down), 1 country joined.

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General Government Consumption · Data for 1973

HighestIsrael

40.247

LowestBangladesh

3.939

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

95countries
1measure
1973the year it describes
95distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of General Government Consumption, 1973, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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General Government Consumption, 1973: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	40.247
2	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.432
3	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	37.190
4	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	31.675
5	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	27.353
6	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.233
7	Guyana`GUY`South America	24.767
8	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	24.467
9	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	24.381
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	21.969
11	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	21.697
12	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	21.550
13	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	21.418
14	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20.472
15	Canada`CAN`Northern America	20.401
16	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	19.522
17	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	19.445
18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	18.568
19	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	18.526
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.230
21	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	18.172
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	17.935
23	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	17.584
24	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	17.550
25	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	17.415
26	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	17.277
27	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	17.009
28	United States`USA`Northern America	16.776
29	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	16.566
30	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	16.504
31	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	16.452
32	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	16.384
33	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	16.146
34	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	15.979
35	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	15.757
36	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	15.671
37	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	15.580
38	Panama`PAN`Central America	15.371
39	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	15.148
40	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	14.930
41	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	14.806
42	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	14.588
43	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	14.518
44	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	14.498
45	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	14.158
46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	13.945
47	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	13.378
48	Chile`CHL`South America	12.839
49	Venezuela`VEN`South America	12.682
50	Peru`PER`South America	12.574
51	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	12.279
52	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	12.245
53	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	11.877
54	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	11.667
55	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	11.635
56	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	11.621
57	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	11.583
58	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	11.562
59	Argentina`ARG`South America	11.539
60	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	11.444
61	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	11.390
62	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	11.236
63	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.224
64	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	11.143
65	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	10.954
66	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	10.911
67	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	10.905
68	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	10.818
69	Ecuador`ECU`South America	10.807
70	Uruguay`URY`South America	10.712
71	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	10.602
72	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	10.475
73	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	10.298
74	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.963
75	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.906
76	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	9.890
77	Bolivia`BOL`South America	9.853
78	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	9.741
79	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	9.661
80	Honduras`HND`Central America	9.612
81	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	9.512
82	Colombia`COL`South America	9.463
83	Mexico`MEX`Central America	9.179
84	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	8.880
85	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	8.763
86	Niger`NER`Western Africa	8.622
87	India`IND`Southern Asia	8.407
88	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	8.392
89	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	8.257
90	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	8.136
91	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	8.082
92	Paraguay`PRY`South America	6.513
93	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	6.485
94	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	5.190
95	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	3.939

02In 1973

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Israel40.247
2Mauritania38.432
3Oman37.190
4Cuba31.675
5Iraq27.353

Lowest

95Bangladesh3.939
94Hong Kong5.190
93Guatemala6.485
92Paraguay6.513
91Burkina Faso8.082

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 12.839. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031972 → 1973

Since 1972

What changed between 1972 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
94values changed, of 94 in both
36 · 58rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Israel30.379 → 40.247+9.868
Oman29.616 → 37.190+7.574
Guyana19.506 → 24.767+5.261
Syria17.750 → 21.550+3.799
Argentina9.352 → 11.539+2.188

Fell most

Mali13.376 → 9.661−3.716
Malaysia19.255 → 15.671−3.584
Lesotho12.862 → 9.512−3.349
Papua New Guinea30.344 → 27.233−3.111
Chile15.783 → 12.839−2.944

+ Bangladesh

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1973.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 95 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1973). General Government Consumption, 1973 [data set], describing 1973. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/1973

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