Colombia vs Iceland: Government spending by function

Colombia
25.1%
in 2023
Iceland
23.9%
in 2023
Colombia rank
34th
Iceland rank
36th

Government spending by function over time

  • Colombia
  • Iceland
0102030200720152023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 25.1% against 23.9% in Iceland, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 34th and Iceland ranks 36th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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