IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 70 economies tracked
30.63 (2025)
#n/a of 70 economies
12.8%
1.49×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United States climbed from #35 to #3 (overtook Hungary). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Net Financial Worth (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Financial Assets (% of GDP) — be the first.