Data for 1998

General Government Consumption, 1998

Name: General Government Consumption, 1998
Creator: World Bank Group
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1998, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

General Government Consumption, 1998 covers 154 countries. Eritrea is highest, at 52.332; Venezuela is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 16.283. Against 1997, 151 values changed (84 up, 67 down), 2 countries joined.

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General Government Consumption · Data for 1998

HighestEritrea

52.332

LowestVenezuela

0.000

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

154countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
154distinct 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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	52.332
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	31.580
3	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	30.688
4	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	30.501
5	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	30.069
6	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	28.805
7	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	28.196
8	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	27.673
9	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	26.205
10	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	25.771
11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.344
12	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	25.166
13	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	25.002
14	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.947
15	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	24.710
16	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	24.608
17	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	24.368
18	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	24.216
19	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	24.196
20	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	24.149
21	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	24.006
22	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	23.689
23	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.109
24	France`FRA`Western Europe	22.883
25	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	22.482
26	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	22.300
27	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	22.297
28	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	21.972
29	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	21.862
30	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	21.798
31	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	21.730
32	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	21.286
33	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	21.095
34	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	20.882
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	20.781
36	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	20.718
37	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	20.698
38	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	20.582
39	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	20.501
40	Colombia`COL`South America	20.307
41	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	20.266
42	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	20.184
43	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.071
44	Niger`NER`Western Africa	19.944
45	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	19.881
46	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	19.865
47	Canada`CAN`Northern America	19.837
48	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	19.270
49	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	19.262
50	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	19.167
51	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	19.078
52	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	18.733
53	Guyana`GUY`South America	18.437
54	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	18.345
55	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	18.262
56	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	18.231
57	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	18.229
58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	18.101
59	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	18.060
60	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	18.047
61	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	17.854
62	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	17.802
63	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.792
64	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	17.651
65	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	17.641
66	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	17.638
67	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.590
68	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	17.547
69	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	17.433
70	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	17.141
71	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	17.100
72	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	17.015
73	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	16.787
74	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	16.697
75	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	16.459
76	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	16.429
77	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	16.316
78	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	16.250
79	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.105
80	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	15.917
81	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	15.784
82	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	15.600
83	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	15.548
84	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	15.467
85	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	15.436
86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	15.389
87	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	15.265
88	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	15.157
89	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	15.097
90	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	14.305
91	Bolivia`BOL`South America	14.219
92	United States`USA`Northern America	13.987
93	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	13.876
94	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	13.565
95	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	13.125
96	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	13.116
97	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	13.064
98	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	13.056
99	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	13.049
100	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	12.871
101	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	12.867
102	Panama`PAN`Central America	12.782
103	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	12.768
104	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	12.730
105	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.495
106	India`IND`Southern Asia	11.910
107	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	11.893
108	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.832
109	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	11.827
110	Chile`CHL`South America	11.808
111	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	11.608
112	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	11.460
113	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	11.308
114	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	11.292
115	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	11.264
116	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	11.199
117	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	11.114
118	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	11.098
119	Ecuador`ECU`South America	11.093
120	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	11.083
121	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.045
122	Peru`PER`South America	10.981
123	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	10.909
124	Uruguay`URY`South America	10.898
125	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	10.781
126	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	10.607
127	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	10.558
128	Honduras`HND`Central America	10.542
129	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	10.324
130	Paraguay`PRY`South America	10.291
131	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	10.257
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	9.990
133	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	9.798
134	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	9.769
135	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	9.524
136	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	9.519
137	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	9.494
138	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	9.312
139	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.025
140	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	8.931
141	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8.295
142	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	8.100
143	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8.031
144	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	7.624
145	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	7.322
146	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	7.126
147	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	6.225
148	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	5.694
149	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	5.677
150	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	5.629
151	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.126
152	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	4.804
153	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	4.668
154	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.000

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Eritrea52.332
2Qatar31.580
3Seychelles30.688
4Kuwait30.501
5Botswana30.069

Lowest

154Venezuela0.000
153Guinea4.668
152Cambodia4.804
151Bangladesh5.126
150Chad5.629

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 16.283. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
151values changed, of 152 in both
84 · 67rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Eritrea29.923 → 52.332+22.409
Mali5.750 → 16.459+10.709
Iraq8.524 → 17.638+9.114
Mauritania12.373 → 20.781+8.409
Bulgaria12.143 → 18.345+6.202

Fell most

Tajikistan16.506 → 9.519−6.987
Moldova28.806 → 24.710−4.096
Ukraine27.399 → 24.608−2.791
Morocco17.019 → 14.305−2.714
Bhutan22.782 → 20.266−2.516

+ Faroe Islands

+ New Caledonia

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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World Bank Group (1998). General Government Consumption, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/1998

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