Data for 2020

General Government Consumption, 2020

Name: General Government Consumption, 2020
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2020, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

General Government Consumption, 2020 covers 177 countries. Marshall Islands is highest, at 61.347; Cayman Islands is lowest, at 2.559. The middle country reads 18.367. Against 2019, 176 values changed (149 up, 27 down), 1 country joined.

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General Government Consumption · Data for 2020

HighestMarshall Islands

61.347

LowestCayman Islands

2.559

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

177countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
177distinct 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	61.347
2	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	54.522
3	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	48.338
4	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	44.478
5	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	43.615
6	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	42.006
7	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	38.848
8	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	37.135
9	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	36.168
10	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	34.775
11	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	34.736
12	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	30.178
13	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	29.556
14	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	29.283
15	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	28.435
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	28.090
17	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	27.371
18	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	26.604
19	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	26.476
20	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	26.377
21	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	26.066
22	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	26.049
23	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	25.927
24	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	25.786
25	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	25.729
26	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	25.689
27	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	25.431
28	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	25.345
29	France`FRA`Western Europe	25.340
30	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	25.235
31	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	25.122
32	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	24.888
33	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	24.762
34	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	24.438
35	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	24.237
36	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	23.672
37	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	23.433
38	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.367
39	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	22.971
40	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	22.791
41	Canada`CAN`Northern America	22.701
42	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	22.509
43	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	22.320
44	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	22.315
45	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	22.287
46	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	22.109
47	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	22.105
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	21.955
49	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.814
50	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	21.768
51	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21.745
52	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	21.635
53	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	21.620
54	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	21.439
55	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	21.310
56	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	21.242
57	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	21.194
58	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	20.972
59	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	20.943
60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	20.922
61	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	20.750
62	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	20.732
63	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	20.719
64	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	20.636
65	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	20.620
66	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	20.616
67	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	20.438
68	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	20.384
69	Brazil`BRA`South America	20.135
70	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	19.971
71	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	19.844
72	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	19.803
73	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	19.784
74	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	19.697
75	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	19.692
76	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	19.448
77	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	19.405
78	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	19.384
79	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	19.325
80	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	19.295
81	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	19.203
82	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	18.883
83	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	18.874
84	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	18.837
85	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	18.724
86	Bolivia`BOL`South America	18.607
87	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	18.429
88	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	18.372
89	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	18.367
90	Uruguay`URY`South America	18.053
91	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	17.802
92	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	17.604
93	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	17.589
94	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	17.478
95	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	17.413
96	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.328
97	Belize`BLZ`Central America	17.282
98	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	17.194
99	Colombia`COL`South America	17.159
100	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	16.983
101	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	16.965
102	Argentina`ARG`South America	16.873
103	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	16.739
104	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	16.645
105	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	16.556
106	Ecuador`ECU`South America	16.323
107	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	16.219
108	Chile`CHL`South America	16.022
109	Peru`PER`South America	15.818
110	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	15.810
111	Honduras`HND`Central America	15.661
112	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	15.266
113	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	15.261
114	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	15.082
115	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	15.032
116	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	15.024
117	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	14.969
118	United States`USA`Northern America	14.878
119	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	14.853
120	Niger`NER`Western Africa	14.793
121	Panama`PAN`Central America	14.738
122	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	14.690
123	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	14.643
124	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	14.611
125	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	14.552
126	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	14.445
127	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	14.280
128	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	14.192
129	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	13.913
130	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	13.701
131	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	13.667
132	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	13.627
133	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	13.148
134	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	12.962
135	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	12.746
136	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	12.742
137	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	12.725
138	Paraguay`PRY`South America	12.644
139	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	12.576
140	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	12.478
141	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	12.370
142	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	12.296
143	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	12.282
144	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	12.272
145	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	12.268
146	Mexico`MEX`Central America	12.197
147	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	12.190
148	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	12.006
149	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	11.789
150	India`IND`Southern Asia	11.612
151	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	11.568
152	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	11.472
153	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	11.399
154	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	11.322
155	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	10.561
156	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	10.398
157	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	10.294
158	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	9.677
159	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9.656
160	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	9.637
161	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	9.511
162	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	9.479
163	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	9.140
164	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	9.129
165	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	9.068
166	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	8.992
167	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	7.833
168	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	7.757
169	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	7.700
170	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	7.540
171	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	7.479
172	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.312
173	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	6.896
174	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.971
175	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	5.964
176	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	5.422
177	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	2.559

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Marshall Islands61.347
2Kiribati54.522
3Libya48.338
4Timor-Leste44.478
5Greenland43.615

Lowest

177Cayman Islands2.559
176Cambodia5.422
175Zimbabwe5.964
174Bangladesh5.971
173Somalia6.896

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 18.367. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
176values changed, of 176 in both
149 · 27rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Macau10.216 → 25.927+15.711
Bahamas12.655 → 21.768+9.113
Sudan6.171 → 14.445+8.275
Palau33.780 → 42.006+8.225
Cuba32.232 → 38.848+6.616

Fell most

Kiribati62.094 → 54.522−7.571
Lebanon15.630 → 9.140−6.490
Syria15.370 → 10.294−5.076
Marshall Islands66.035 → 61.347−4.688
Zambia17.684 → 14.690−2.995

+ Afghanistan

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
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 177 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2020). General Government Consumption, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/2020

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