Data for 1999

General Government Consumption, 1999

Name: General Government Consumption, 1999
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

1999, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

General Government Consumption, 1999 covers 154 countries. Eritrea is highest, at 62.133; Venezuela is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 15.843. Against 1998, 153 values changed (83 up, 70 down), the same countries are covered.

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General Government Consumption · Data for 1999

HighestEritrea

62.133

LowestVenezuela

0.000

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

154countries
1measure
1999the 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, 1999, 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, 1999: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	62.133
2	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	28.925
3	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	27.951
4	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	27.411
5	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.863
6	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	26.565
7	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	25.897
8	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	25.654
9	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	25.410
10	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.339
11	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	24.923
12	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	24.756
13	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.405
14	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	24.381
15	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	23.998
16	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	23.558
17	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	23.434
18	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	23.358
19	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	23.165
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	22.875
21	Colombia`COL`South America	22.161
22	Niger`NER`Western Africa	21.977
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	21.927
24	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	21.855
25	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	21.760
26	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	21.742
27	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	21.571
28	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	21.384
29	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	21.350
30	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	21.282
31	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	21.220
32	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	21.102
33	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	20.863
34	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	20.600
35	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	20.511
36	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	20.495
37	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	20.265
38	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	20.132
39	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	20.028
40	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	19.830
41	Brazil`BRA`South America	19.783
42	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	19.622
43	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	19.607
44	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	19.563
45	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	19.504
46	Canada`CAN`Northern America	19.321
47	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	19.121
48	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	19.039
49	Guyana`GUY`South America	18.976
50	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	18.697
51	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	18.695
52	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	18.597
53	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	18.590
54	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	18.306
55	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	18.160
56	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	18.007
57	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	17.834
58	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	17.806
59	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	17.791
60	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	17.617
61	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.611
62	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	17.276
63	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	17.009
64	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	16.983
65	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	16.949
66	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	16.943
67	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	16.811
68	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	16.787
69	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	16.725
70	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	16.718
71	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	16.670
72	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	16.512
73	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	16.349
74	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	16.275
75	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.189
76	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	15.995
77	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	15.933
78	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	15.753
79	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	15.613
80	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	15.457
81	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	15.402
82	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	15.324
83	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	15.119
84	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	15.058
85	Belize`BLZ`Central America	15.038
86	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	15.026
87	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	14.988
88	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	14.810
89	Bolivia`BOL`South America	14.798
90	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	14.790
91	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	14.634
92	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	14.579
93	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	14.041
94	United States`USA`Northern America	14.032
95	Argentina`ARG`South America	13.723
96	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	13.569
97	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	13.380
98	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	13.287
99	Panama`PAN`Central America	13.189
100	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	12.975
101	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	12.864
102	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	12.812
103	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	12.699
104	Chile`CHL`South America	12.652
105	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	12.511
106	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	12.466
107	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	12.230
108	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.191
109	India`IND`Southern Asia	12.175
110	Honduras`HND`Central America	12.155
111	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	12.058
112	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	11.842
113	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	11.816
114	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	11.780
115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	11.768
116	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	11.620
117	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	11.606
118	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	11.564
119	Peru`PER`South America	11.549
120	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	11.541
121	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	11.465
122	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	11.259
123	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	11.147
124	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	11.065
125	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.045
126	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	10.987
127	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	10.843
128	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	10.775
129	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	10.633
130	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	10.604
131	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	10.360
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	10.338
133	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	9.926
134	Paraguay`PRY`South America	9.891
135	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.612
136	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	9.387
137	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	9.182
138	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	9.028
139	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.926
140	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8.689
141	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	8.228
142	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	8.146
143	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	7.884
144	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	7.838
145	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	6.926
146	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	6.785
147	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	6.604
148	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	6.479
149	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	6.322
150	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	5.912
151	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.040
152	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	4.943
153	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	4.772
154	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.000

02In 1999

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Eritrea62.133
2Cuba28.925
3New Caledonia27.951
4Botswana27.411
5Kuwait26.863

Lowest

154Venezuela0.000
153Guinea4.772
152Cambodia4.943
151Bangladesh5.040
150DR Congo5.912

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 15.843. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
153values changed, of 154 in both
83 · 70rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Eritrea52.332 → 62.133+9.801
Rwanda10.257 → 16.670+6.413
Central African Republic11.460 → 16.983+5.523
Romania11.893 → 16.718+4.826
Sierra Leone8.931 → 11.465+2.534

Fell most

Burkina Faso22.297 → 12.058−10.239
Moldova24.710 → 15.324−9.386
Republic of the Congo24.196 → 15.058−9.138
Libya26.205 → 18.590−7.614
Iraq17.638 → 11.259−6.379

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.

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Every one of the 154 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (1999). General Government Consumption, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/1999

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