Latest 8-year picture: Naoero (116.36, 2024) leads with 116.36 in 2024 (unit: % of GDP); Timor-Leste 105.36, Kiribati 95.54 follow. 90 economies tracked; leader trend is rising over the recorded window. For investors this helps benchmark a country against the global leader and the regional pack.
Government Expenditure (% of GDP) is a cross-country economic indicator tracked by 24Peaks, compiled from World Bank WDI. The dataset covers 161 economies for 1972-2024.
The latest available Government Expenditure (% of GDP) value for Nauru is 103.60, as of 2020.
As of the latest available year (2020), Nauru leads with a value of 103.60.
Between 2014 and 2020, Government Expenditure (% of GDP) in Nauru increased from 86.75 to 103.60 (16.85 net change).
The Government Expenditure (% of GDP) dataset covers 1972-2024, compiled from World Bank WDI.
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. El Salvador climbed from #81 to #41 (overtook Russia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for El Salvador ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
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