Iceland vs United States: Government spending by function

Iceland
23.9%
in 2023
United States
20.2%
in 2023
Iceland rank
36th
United States rank
37th

Government spending by function over time

  • Iceland
  • United States
0102030200720152023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 23.9% against 20.2% in United States, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 36th and United States ranks 37th 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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