Data for 2004
General Government Consumption, 2004
2004, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
General Government Consumption, 2004 covers 164 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 77.863; Venezuela is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 15.530. Against 2003, 162 values changed (59 up, 103 down), 1 country joined.
General Government Consumption · Data for 2004
HighestTimor-Leste
77.863LowestVenezuela
0.000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of General Government Consumption, 2004, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 164 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 77.863 |
| 2 | MHLMicronesia | 60.646 |
| 3 | GRLNorthern America | 46.258 |
| 4 | SYCEastern Africa | 38.306 |
| 5 | ERIEastern Africa | 36.611 |
| 6 | CUBCaribbean | 35.480 |
| 7 | FRONorthern Europe | 29.395 |
| 8 | GUYSouth America | 27.179 |
| 9 | PSEWestern Asia | 26.993 |
| 10 | MNESouthern Europe | 26.305 |
| 11 | NCLMelanesia | 25.626 |
| 12 | IRQWestern Asia | 25.564 |
| 13 | ISLNorthern Europe | 25.050 |
| 14 | SWENorthern Europe | 25.012 |
| 15 | DNKNorthern Europe | 24.877 |
| 16 | SRBSouthern Europe | 24.694 |
| 17 | ISRWestern Asia | 23.538 |
| 18 | FRAWestern Europe | 23.249 |
| 19 | ABWCaribbean | 22.887 |
| 20 | SAUWestern Asia | 22.859 |
| 21 | BTNSouthern Asia | 22.837 |
| 22 | NLDWestern Europe | 22.514 |
| 23 | BELWestern Europe | 22.197 |
| 24 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 22.057 |
| 25 | HUNEastern Europe | 22.044 |
| 26 | BIHSouthern Europe | 21.906 |
| 27 | JORWestern Asia | 21.297 |
| 28 | FINNorthern Europe | 21.182 |
| 29 | ZWEEastern Africa | 20.999 |
| 30 | NORNorthern Europe | 20.932 |
| 31 | CZEEastern Europe | 20.835 |
| 32 | SLBMelanesia | 20.812 |
| 33 | BLREastern Europe | 20.603 |
| 34 | BWASouthern Africa | 20.532 |
| 35 | NAMSouthern Africa | 20.362 |
| 36 | PRTSouthern Europe | 20.361 |
| 37 | HRVSouthern Europe | 20.001 |
| 38 | KWTWestern Asia | 19.856 |
| 39 | VIRCaribbean | 19.647 |
| 40 | GRCSouthern Europe | 19.644 |
| 41 | OMNWestern Asia | 19.564 |
| 42 | MRTWestern Africa | 19.522 |
| 43 | NERWestern Africa | 19.470 |
| 44 | CANNorthern America | 19.417 |
| 45 | BGREastern Europe | 19.362 |
| 46 | LVANorthern Europe | 19.313 |
| 47 | GBRNorthern Europe | 19.295 |
| 48 | ITASouthern Europe | 19.260 |
| 49 | BDIEastern Africa | 19.227 |
| 50 | SVKEastern Europe | 19.158 |
| 51 | AUTWestern Europe | 19.144 |
| 52 | LTUNorthern Europe | 19.088 |
| 53 | DEUWestern Europe | 19.050 |
| 54 | SVNSouthern Europe | 18.956 |
| 55 | MLTSouthern Europe | 18.855 |
| 56 | MDGEastern Africa | 18.753 |
| 57 | BRASouth America | 18.468 |
| 58 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 18.273 |
| 59 | POLEastern Europe | 18.234 |
| 60 | KGZCentral Asia | 18.173 |
| 61 | KENEastern Africa | 17.860 |
| 62 | JPNEastern Asia | 17.502 |
| 63 | MKDSouthern Europe | 17.405 |
| 64 | ESTNorthern Europe | 17.393 |
| 65 | ESPSouthern Europe | 17.090 |
| 66 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 17.070 |
| 67 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 17.004 |
| 68 | RUSEastern Europe | 16.972 |
| 69 | TUNNorthern Africa | 16.922 |
| 70 | UKREastern Europe | 16.891 |
| 71 | MOZEastern Africa | 16.889 |
| 72 | RWAEastern Africa | 16.833 |
| 73 | CYPWestern Asia | 16.783 |
| 74 | LUXWestern Europe | 16.376 |
| 75 | TONPolynesia | 16.354 |
| 76 | BOLSouth America | 16.259 |
| 77 | UZBCentral Asia | 16.200 |
| 78 | IRLNorthern Europe | 16.166 |
| 79 | MARNorthern Africa | 16.148 |
| 80 | FJIMelanesia | 15.744 |
| 81 | COLSouth America | 15.682 |
| 82 | SYRWestern Asia | 15.622 |
| 83 | BHRWestern Asia | 15.438 |
| 84 | GNBWestern Africa | 15.323 |
| 85 | PNGMelanesia | 15.314 |
| 86 | USANorthern America | 15.158 |
| 87 | AGOMiddle Africa | 15.080 |
| 88 | HNDCentral America | 15.011 |
| 89 | GABMiddle Africa | 15.007 |
| 90 | BLZCentral America | 14.978 |
| 91 | COGMiddle Africa | 14.973 |
| 92 | MDAEastern Europe | 14.904 |
| 93 | CHNEastern Asia | 14.777 |
| 94 | ROUEastern Europe | 14.728 |
| 95 | MNGEastern Asia | 14.468 |
| 96 | LBNWestern Asia | 14.450 |
| 97 | BFAWestern Africa | 14.236 |
| 98 | PANCentral America | 14.108 |
| 99 | MLIWestern Africa | 14.088 |
| 100 | MUSEastern Africa | 14.013 |
| 101 | CRICentral America | 13.976 |
| 102 | DZANorthern Africa | 13.967 |
| 103 | TKMCentral Asia | 13.919 |
| 104 | UGAEastern Africa | 13.887 |
| 105 | VUTMelanesia | 13.791 |
| 106 | SLVCentral America | 13.771 |
| 107 | LBYNorthern Africa | 13.176 |
| 108 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 13.114 |
| 109 | QATWestern Asia | 13.067 |
| 110 | AZEWestern Asia | 12.900 |
| 111 | EGYNorthern Africa | 12.755 |
| 112 | SENWestern Africa | 12.679 |
| 113 | LKASouthern Asia | 12.630 |
| 114 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 12.580 |
| 115 | YEMWestern Asia | 12.557 |
| 116 | TURWestern Asia | 12.533 |
| 117 | SDNNorthern Africa | 12.331 |
| 118 | GHAWestern Africa | 12.173 |
| 119 | CHEWestern Europe | 11.933 |
| 120 | KOREastern Asia | 11.886 |
| 121 | TJKCentral Asia | 11.785 |
| 122 | KAZCentral Asia | 11.615 |
| 123 | TZAEastern Africa | 11.480 |
| 124 | GEOWestern Asia | 11.435 |
| 125 | CHLSouth America | 11.430 |
| 126 | PRICaribbean | 11.330 |
| 127 | PERSouth America | 11.256 |
| 128 | ECUSouth America | 11.244 |
| 129 | IRNSouthern Asia | 11.236 |
| 130 | ALBSouthern Europe | 11.189 |
| 131 | ARGSouth America | 11.115 |
| 132 | COMEastern Africa | 11.045 |
| 133 | URYSouth America | 11.005 |
| 134 | CMRMiddle Africa | 10.995 |
| 135 | SLEWestern Africa | 10.496 |
| 136 | CAFMiddle Africa | 10.433 |
| 137 | INDSouthern Asia | 10.405 |
| 138 | HKGEastern Asia | 10.354 |
| 139 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 10.319 |
| 140 | BHSCaribbean | 10.024 |
| 141 | MEXCentral America | 10.016 |
| 142 | PAKSouthern Asia | 9.687 |
| 143 | MACEastern Asia | 9.619 |
| 144 | ARMWestern Asia | 9.356 |
| 145 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 9.141 |
| 146 | NICCentral America | 9.084 |
| 147 | TGOWestern Africa | 9.041 |
| 148 | GTMCentral America | 8.907 |
| 149 | BENWestern Africa | 8.809 |
| 150 | AREWestern Asia | 8.747 |
| 151 | NPLSouthern Asia | 8.644 |
| 152 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 8.322 |
| 153 | GMBWestern Africa | 7.762 |
| 154 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 7.745 |
| 155 | DOMCaribbean | 7.588 |
| 156 | PRYSouth America | 7.587 |
| 157 | HTICaribbean | 7.336 |
| 158 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.391 |
| 159 | CODMiddle Africa | 6.255 |
| 160 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 5.567 |
| 161 | BGDSouthern Asia | 5.174 |
| 162 | TCDMiddle Africa | 4.909 |
| 163 | GINWestern Africa | 4.766 |
| 164 | VENSouth America | 0.000 |
02In 2004
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Timor-Leste77.863
- 2
Marshall Islands60.646
- 3
Greenland46.258
- 4
Seychelles38.306
- 5
Eritrea36.611
Lowest
- 164
Venezuela0.000
- 163
Guinea4.766
- 162
Chad4.909
- 161
Bangladesh5.174
- 160
Cambodia5.567
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 15.530. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032003 → 2004
Since 2003
What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 162values changed, of 163 in both
- 59 · 103rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Iraq12.275 → 25.564+13.289
Palestine22.833 → 26.993+4.160
Solomon Islands16.734 → 20.812+4.078
Tajikistan8.264 → 11.785+3.520
Georgia8.119 → 11.435+3.316
Fell most
Timor-Leste102.263 → 77.863−24.400
Eritrea46.601 → 36.611−9.990
Angola23.113 → 15.080−8.034
Seychelles43.562 → 38.306−5.255
Moldova19.680 → 14.904−4.775
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 2004.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 164 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2004). General Government Consumption, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/2004
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07Questions
General Government Consumption, 2004: questions and answers
Which country has the highest government consumption in General Government Consumption, 2004?
Timor-Leste, at 77.863, of the 164 countries in the file.
What year does General Government Consumption, 2004 describe?
2004.
How many countries does General Government Consumption, 2004 cover?
164.
Where can I download General Government Consumption, 2004?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is General Government Consumption, 2004 the newest?
No. The newest held here is General Government Consumption, 2025.