Data for 1986

General Government Consumption, 1986

Name: General Government Consumption, 1986
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1986, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

General Government Consumption, 1986 covers 118 countries. Qatar is highest, at 45.58; Bangladesh is lowest, at 4.20. The middle country reads 15.57. Against 1985, 117 values changed (67 up, 50 down), 1 country joined.

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General Government Consumption · Data for 1986

HighestQatar

45.58

LowestBangladesh

4.20

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

118countries
1measure
1986the year it describes
118distinct 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, 1986, 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, 1986: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	45.58
2	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	40.65
3	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	38.26
4	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	35.85
5	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.35
6	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	34.95
7	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	34.67
8	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	33.21
9	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	32.06
10	Guyana`GUY`South America	31.47
11	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27.09
12	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.97
13	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.88
14	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	26.16
15	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	25.78
16	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	25.28
17	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.26
18	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	24.95
19	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	23.97
20	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	23.94
21	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	23.32
22	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	23.05
23	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	22.98
24	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	22.69
25	France`FRA`Western Europe	22.66
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	22.15
27	Canada`CAN`Northern America	22.09
28	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	21.45
29	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	20.88
30	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	20.65
31	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	20.62
32	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	20.36
33	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	20.24
34	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	19.94
35	Panama`PAN`Central America	19.58
36	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	19.57
37	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	19.40
38	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	19.10
39	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	19.08
40	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	19.00
41	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	18.99
42	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	18.54
43	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	18.45
44	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	18.36
45	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	18.32
46	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	18.03
47	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	17.78
48	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	17.74
49	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	17.72
50	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.28
51	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	16.95
52	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	16.94
53	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	16.78
54	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	16.35
55	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	16.15
56	United States`USA`Northern America	16.11
57	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	15.79
58	Ecuador`ECU`South America	15.61
59	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	15.59
60	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	15.54
61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.39
62	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	15.38
63	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	15.26
64	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	15.24
65	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	15.13
66	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	14.96
67	Honduras`HND`Central America	14.81
68	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	14.74
69	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	14.70
70	Uruguay`URY`South America	14.33
71	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	14.18
72	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	14.11
73	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	14.01
74	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	13.91
75	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	13.79
76	Belize`BLZ`Central America	13.73
77	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	13.62
78	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	13.36
79	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	13.24
80	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	13.19
81	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	13.12
82	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	12.76
83	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	12.75
84	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	12.67
85	Peru`PER`South America	12.43
86	Chile`CHL`South America	12.38
87	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	12.20
88	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	12.14
89	India`IND`Southern Asia	11.55
90	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	11.34
91	Niger`NER`Western Africa	11.30
92	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	11.24
93	Brazil`BRA`South America	11.16
94	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	11.07
95	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.04
96	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10.82
97	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	10.36
98	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	10.30
99	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	10.24
100	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.92
101	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	9.84
102	Colombia`COL`South America	9.81
103	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	9.61
104	Bolivia`BOL`South America	9.45
105	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	9.09
106	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	9.01
107	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8.76
108	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	8.65
109	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	7.85
110	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	7.74
111	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	7.59
112	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	7.49
113	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	7.30
114	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	7.10
115	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6.98
116	Paraguay`PRY`South America	6.84
117	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	6.31
118	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	4.20

02In 1986

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Qatar45.58
2New Caledonia40.65
3Seychelles38.26
4Iraq35.85
5Nicaragua35.35

Lowest

118Bangladesh4.20
117Sierra Leone6.31
116Paraguay6.84
115Hong Kong6.98
114Guatemala7.10

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 15.57. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
117values changed, of 117 in both
67 · 50rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guyana18.05 → 31.47+13.42
Qatar35.19 → 45.58+10.39
Republic of the Congo16.45 → 24.95+8.50
Iraq29.52 → 35.85+6.33
Oman27.14 → 33.21+6.06

Fell most

Mauritania33.34 → 27.09−6.25
Uganda14.49 → 9.01−5.48
Bhutan25.03 → 19.57−5.47
Israel31.80 → 26.88−4.92
Guinea-Bissau17.93 → 13.24−4.69

+ Guinea

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 1986.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 118 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1986). General Government Consumption, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/1986

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