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Government expenditure as a percentage of GDP. Figures are according to 2011 Index of Economic Freedom.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Timor | 97% | 2011 | |
| 2 | Cuba | 78.1% | 2011 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 51.8% | 2011 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.3% | 2011 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 50% | 2011 | |
| 6 | Belarus | 49.6% | 2011 | |
| 7 | Austria | 49% | 2011 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 42.9% | 2011 | |
| 9 | Cyprus | 42.6% | 2011 | |
| 10 | Dominica | 42.5% | 2011 | |
| 11 | Angola | 41.6% | 2011 | |
| 12 | Barbados | 41.3% | 2011 | |
| 13 | Brazil | 41% | 2011 | |
| 14 | Ecuador | 40.8% | 2011 | |
| 15 | Croatia | 40.7% | 2011 | |
| 16 | Djibouti | 40.6% | 2011 | |
| 17 | Botswana | 40.2% | 2011 | |
| 18 | Burundi | 40% | 2011 | |
| 19 | Estonia | 39.9% | 2011 | |
| 20 | Canada | 39.7% | 2011 | |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 37.3% | 2011 | |
| 22 | Algeria | 35.4% | 2011 | |
| 23 | Bolivia | 34.8% | 2011 | |
| 24 | Bhutan | 34.6% | 2011 | |
| 25 | Australia | 34.3% | 2011 | |
| 26 | Egypt | 34% | 2011 | |
| 27 | Albania | 32.3% | 2011 | |
| =28 | Cape Verde | 31.1% | 2011 | |
| =28 | Azerbaijan | 31.1% | 2011 | |
| 30 | Belize | 28.2% | 2011 | |
| 31 | Comoros | 27.2% | 2011 | |
| 32 | Colombia | 26.5% | 2011 | |
| 33 | Bahrain | 25.7% | 2011 | |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.5% | 2011 | |
| 35 | Argentina | 24.7% | 2011 | |
| 36 | Benin | 23% | 2011 | |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.7% | 2011 | |
| 38 | Chad | 22.1% | 2011 | |
| 39 | Armenia | 21.8% | 2011 | |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 21.6% | 2011 | |
| 41 | Chile | 21.1% | 2011 | |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 20.9% | 2011 | |
| 43 | China | 20.8% | 2011 | |
| 44 | El Salvador | 20% | 2011 | |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.7% | 2011 | |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 19.1% | 2011 | |
| 47 | Cameroon | 18.5% | 2011 | |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 15.9% | 2011 | |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 15.5% | 2011 | |
| 50 | Cambodia | 13.9% | 2011 | |
| 51 | Burma | 8% | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Government > Government spending > Government expenditure as a percentage of GDP
- All of the top 3 countries by government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP are Christian.
- All of the top 2 countries by government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP are Catholic.
- China ranked last for government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP amongst Non-religious countries in 2011.
- Cuba ranked first for government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2011.
- 17 of the bottom 22 countries by government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP are Hot countries.
- 7 of the top 9 countries by government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP are European.
- 6 of the top 8 countries by government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP are Cold countries'.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked first for government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP amongst Eastern Europe in 2011.
- Brazil ranked first for government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
- Angola ranked first for government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011.
- Denmark ranked first for government spending > government expenditure as a percentage of GDP amongst European Union in 2011.