Data for 2023
General Government Consumption, 2023
2023, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
General Government Consumption, 2023 covers 173 countries. Kiribati is highest, at 64.28672; Lebanon is lowest, at 5.16901. The middle country reads 16.85305. Against 2022, 173 values changed (82 up, 91 down), 3 left.
General Government Consumption · Data for 2023
HighestKiribati
64.28672LowestLebanon
5.16901Shaded 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, 2023, 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 173 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIRMicronesia | 64.28672 |
| 2 | MHLMicronesia | 57.15951 |
| 3 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 52.92077 |
| 4 | UKREastern Europe | 41.85569 |
| 5 | PLWMicronesia | 41.74605 |
| 6 | GRLNorthern America | 41.71012 |
| 7 | LSOSouthern Africa | 35.38508 |
| 8 | LBYNorthern Africa | 34.99764 |
| 9 | PYFPolynesia | 31.77556 |
| 10 | BWASouthern Africa | 29.43433 |
| 11 | SLBMelanesia | 27.82688 |
| 12 | FRONorthern Europe | 26.97169 |
| 13 | CUBCaribbean | 26.72238 |
| 14 | GNQMiddle Africa | 26.56269 |
| 15 | SWENorthern Europe | 26.41756 |
| 16 | FINNorthern Europe | 25.68817 |
| 17 | ISLNorthern Europe | 25.19177 |
| 18 | NLDWestern Europe | 25.12415 |
| 19 | TONPolynesia | 25.08760 |
| 20 | KWTWestern Asia | 24.58622 |
| 21 | SYCEastern Africa | 24.52796 |
| 22 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.13351 |
| 23 | BDIEastern Africa | 23.57028 |
| 24 | BELWestern Europe | 23.36605 |
| 25 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 22.86825 |
| 26 | DNKNorthern Europe | 22.84172 |
| 27 | ISRWestern Asia | 22.58938 |
| 28 | CPVWestern Africa | 22.55276 |
| 29 | NAMSouthern Africa | 21.81177 |
| 30 | FJIMelanesia | 21.65509 |
| 31 | DEUWestern Europe | 21.45379 |
| 32 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 21.24495 |
| 33 | AFGSouthern Asia | 21.21451 |
| 34 | NORNorthern Europe | 21.18822 |
| 35 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 21.05633 |
| 36 | HRVSouthern Europe | 21.00876 |
| 37 | LVANorthern Europe | 21.00233 |
| 38 | ABWCaribbean | 20.94194 |
| 39 | SAUWestern Asia | 20.93370 |
| 40 | BFAWestern Africa | 20.90218 |
| 41 | CANNorthern America | 20.71623 |
| 42 | GBRNorthern Europe | 20.61538 |
| 43 | AUTWestern Europe | 20.57500 |
| 44 | HUNEastern Europe | 20.47581 |
| 45 | BTNSouthern Asia | 20.33540 |
| 46 | SVKEastern Europe | 20.32379 |
| 47 | ESTNorthern Europe | 20.31870 |
| 48 | JPNEastern Asia | 20.09462 |
| 49 | ESPSouthern Europe | 19.62356 |
| 50 | CZEEastern Europe | 19.59515 |
| 51 | GRCSouthern Europe | 19.44299 |
| 52 | TUNNorthern Africa | 19.41880 |
| 53 | SWZSouthern Africa | 19.41738 |
| 54 | SVNSouthern Europe | 19.21336 |
| 55 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 19.17960 |
| 56 | BIHSouthern Europe | 19.12618 |
| 57 | BRASouth America | 19.04261 |
| 58 | MWIEastern Africa | 19.03952 |
| 59 | POLEastern Europe | 18.94823 |
| 60 | OMNWestern Asia | 18.84741 |
| 61 | IRQWestern Asia | 18.66820 |
| 62 | BGREastern Europe | 18.45621 |
| 63 | VUTMelanesia | 18.45367 |
| 64 | CYPWestern Asia | 18.44160 |
| 65 | LUXWestern Europe | 18.40138 |
| 66 | RUSEastern Europe | 18.21270 |
| 67 | MARNorthern Africa | 18.15054 |
| 68 | PSEWestern Asia | 18.05142 |
| 69 | SLVCentral America | 18.03924 |
| 70 | MDAEastern Europe | 17.93032 |
| 71 | DZANorthern Africa | 17.90642 |
| 72 | ITASouthern Europe | 17.90228 |
| 73 | MNESouthern Europe | 17.86219 |
| 74 | BLREastern Europe | 17.85190 |
| 75 | KOREastern Asia | 17.77518 |
| 76 | LTUNorthern Europe | 17.44883 |
| 77 | SDNNorthern Africa | 17.42454 |
| 78 | URYSouth America | 17.25153 |
| 79 | MOZEastern Africa | 17.20653 |
| 80 | ROUEastern Europe | 17.19999 |
| 81 | CHNEastern Asia | 17.18914 |
| 82 | SRBSouthern Europe | 17.12678 |
| 83 | DJIEastern Africa | 17.09530 |
| 84 | MDVSouthern Asia | 17.04115 |
| 85 | AGOMiddle Africa | 16.91876 |
| 86 | CODMiddle Africa | 16.88661 |
| 87 | BOLSouth America | 16.85305 |
| 88 | PRTSouthern Europe | 16.70001 |
| 89 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 16.58620 |
| 90 | RWAEastern Africa | 16.49750 |
| 91 | MRTWestern Africa | 16.48656 |
| 92 | WSMPolynesia | 16.46846 |
| 93 | MLTSouthern Europe | 16.39155 |
| 94 | GNBWestern Africa | 16.35460 |
| 95 | ARGSouth America | 16.30156 |
| 96 | KGZCentral Asia | 15.98112 |
| 97 | BLZCentral America | 15.82018 |
| 98 | SENWestern Africa | 15.80691 |
| 99 | MDGEastern Africa | 15.48621 |
| 100 | CHLSouth America | 15.30808 |
| 101 | UZBCentral Asia | 15.27824 |
| 102 | MKDSouthern Europe | 14.93435 |
| 103 | HNDCentral America | 14.92933 |
| 104 | COLSouth America | 14.62777 |
| 105 | BHRWestern Asia | 14.61370 |
| 106 | MUSEastern Africa | 14.35849 |
| 107 | CRICentral America | 14.27838 |
| 108 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 14.22127 |
| 109 | SMRSouthern Europe | 14.14917 |
| 110 | MACEastern Asia | 13.86748 |
| 111 | AZEWestern Asia | 13.81501 |
| 112 | ECUSouth America | 13.60551 |
| 113 | USANorthern America | 13.54071 |
| 114 | PERSouth America | 13.51024 |
| 115 | GINWestern Africa | 13.49159 |
| 116 | TGOWestern Africa | 13.34353 |
| 117 | ZMBEastern Africa | 13.31278 |
| 118 | HKGEastern Asia | 13.31047 |
| 119 | TURWestern Asia | 13.23606 |
| 120 | BHSCaribbean | 13.11283 |
| 121 | COGMiddle Africa | 13.09930 |
| 122 | MNGEastern Asia | 13.00639 |
| 123 | NICCentral America | 12.88915 |
| 124 | MLIWestern Africa | 12.87180 |
| 125 | TKMCentral Asia | 12.73774 |
| 126 | XKXSouthern Europe | 12.59933 |
| 127 | IRNSouthern Asia | 12.55075 |
| 128 | NERWestern Africa | 12.38209 |
| 129 | PANCentral America | 12.26387 |
| 130 | AREWestern Asia | 12.21739 |
| 131 | GEOWestern Asia | 12.14855 |
| 132 | ALBSouthern Europe | 12.12181 |
| 133 | ARMWestern Asia | 12.09923 |
| 134 | IRLNorthern Europe | 12.09118 |
| 135 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 11.96977 |
| 136 | ZWEEastern Africa | 11.96899 |
| 137 | PRYSouth America | 11.88641 |
| 138 | KENEastern Africa | 11.77697 |
| 139 | CHEWestern Europe | 11.74151 |
| 140 | GABMiddle Africa | 11.46614 |
| 141 | DOMCaribbean | 11.27874 |
| 142 | STPMiddle Africa | 11.26638 |
| 143 | KAZCentral Asia | 11.24712 |
| 144 | MEXCentral America | 11.24189 |
| 145 | CMRMiddle Africa | 11.24069 |
| 146 | GTMCentral America | 11.24065 |
| 147 | BMUNorthern America | 10.96816 |
| 148 | TJKCentral Asia | 10.66220 |
| 149 | INDSouthern Asia | 10.60550 |
| 150 | PAKSouthern Asia | 10.34428 |
| 151 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 9.84210 |
| 152 | GMBWestern Africa | 9.61731 |
| 153 | UGAEastern Africa | 9.56616 |
| 154 | BENWestern Africa | 9.50406 |
| 155 | TCDMiddle Africa | 9.39022 |
| 156 | COMEastern Africa | 9.30275 |
| 157 | CIVWestern Africa | 9.26221 |
| 158 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.81255 |
| 159 | TZAEastern Africa | 8.75963 |
| 160 | CAFMiddle Africa | 8.33528 |
| 161 | PRICaribbean | 8.10567 |
| 162 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 7.45487 |
| 163 | SOMEastern Africa | 7.16372 |
| 164 | EGYNorthern Africa | 6.78851 |
| 165 | LKASouthern Asia | 6.74814 |
| 166 | NPLSouthern Asia | 6.62485 |
| 167 | ETHEastern Africa | 6.31777 |
| 168 | HTICaribbean | 6.23063 |
| 169 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.07786 |
| 170 | BGDSouthern Asia | 5.66517 |
| 171 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.50037 |
| 172 | GHAWestern Africa | 5.49934 |
| 173 | LBNWestern Asia | 5.16901 |
02In 2023
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kiribati64.28672
- 2
Marshall Islands57.15951
- 3
Timor-Leste52.92077
- 4
Ukraine41.85569
- 5
Palau41.74605
Lowest
- 173
Lebanon5.16901
- 172
Ghana5.49934
- 171
Sierra Leone5.50037
- 170
Bangladesh5.66517
- 169
Cambodia6.07786
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 16.85305. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032022 → 2023
Since 2022
What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −3countries joined / left
- 173values changed, of 173 in both
- 82 · 91rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Timor-Leste33.10986 → 52.92077+19.81092
Iraq13.76925 → 18.66820+4.89895
Equatorial Guinea22.16207 → 26.56269+4.40062
Seychelles20.15924 → 24.52796+4.36873
Kuwait20.88902 → 24.58622+3.69719
Fell most
Macau27.47240 → 13.86748−13.60492
Cuba32.69362 → 26.72238−5.97123
Marshall Islands62.07944 → 57.15951−4.91993
Djibouti21.58919 → 17.09530−4.49390
Samoa20.45638 → 16.46846−3.98792
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 2023.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 173 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
World Bank Group (2023). General Government Consumption, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/government-consumption/2023
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General Government Consumption, 2022176 countries
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General Government Consumption: every year56 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
General Government Consumption, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest government consumption in General Government Consumption, 2023?
Kiribati, at 64.28672, of the 173 countries in the file.
What year does General Government Consumption, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does General Government Consumption, 2023 cover?
173.
Where can I download General Government Consumption, 2023?
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, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is General Government Consumption, 2025.