Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%) by country
Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional). Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets that yield benefits for a period of...
What the numbers show
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions (%) is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 50.8% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.7%, and the mean is 9.0%.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Monaco (up 752.9%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.8% | 2013 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 2 | Gambia | 42.2% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 35.4% | 2015 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 29.0% | 2019 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Monaco | 26.7% | 2019 | up 752.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 25.3% | 2018 | up 177.2% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 21.9% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 21.7% | 2005 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 19.6% | 2015 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 10 | Eritrea | 19.6% | 2006 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 11 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18.8% | 2018 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 12 | Macau, China | 18.8% | 2018 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China | 18.2% | 2012 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.0% | 2014 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.9% | 2017 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 14.8% | 2019 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 17 | Guyana | 14.6% | 2012 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 13.6% | 2013 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lebanon | 13.1% | 2011 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Rwanda | 13.0% | 2016 | up 135.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 13.0% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 12.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 12.6% | 2014 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 24 | Jordan | 12.5% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 25 | Armenia | 12.4% | 2017 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Indonesia | 11.9% | 2015 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 11.6% | 2018 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 11.4% | 2017 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 11.2% | 2017 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 11.0% | 2015 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 10.9% | 2017 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 32 | Argentina | 10.9% | 2017 | up 240.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Switzerland | 10.6% | 2016 | up 24.3% | flat |
| 34 | Türkiye | 10.6% | 2006 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 35 | Tunisia | 10.4% | 2010 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 10.1% | 2017 | up 69.1% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 10.0% | 2017 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 9.9% | 2017 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 9.1% | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 40 | Finland | 9.0% | 2017 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 41 | Mongolia | 8.9% | 2017 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 8.9% | 2017 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 43 | Czechia | 8.8% | 2017 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 44 | Ghana | 8.6% | 2014 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 8.3% | 2015 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 8.3% | 2017 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 47 | Philippines | 8.2% | 2009 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 48 | Singapore | 8.2% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 49 | Canada | 7.8% | 2013 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 50 | Cyprus | 7.7% | 2017 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 51 | Ukraine | 7.7% | 2017 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Malaysia | 7.6% | 2019 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 7.5% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 54 | Germany | 6.9% | 2017 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 55 | Slovenia | 6.9% | 2017 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 56 | El Salvador | 6.7% | 2018 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 57 | Austria | 6.7% | 2017 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 6.5% | 2017 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 59 | Chile | 6.5% | 2017 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Paraguay | 6.2% | 2016 | down 24.7% | flat |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 6.2% | 2018 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 6.1% | 2018 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 63 | Thailand | 5.7% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 5.6% | 2017 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 65 | Denmark | 5.6% | 2017 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 5.5% | 2017 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania | 5.5% | 2017 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.4% | 2018 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 69 | Guatemala | 5.3% | 2019 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Ireland | 5.3% | 2017 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 71 | Seychelles | 5.2% | 2016 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium | 5.1% | 2017 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 73 | Spain | 5.1% | 2017 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 74 | Senegal | 5.0% | 2016 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 4.9% | 2016 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.9% | 2018 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 4.8% | 2017 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 4.8% | 2005 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 79 | Iceland | 4.6% | 2017 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 80 | Djibouti | 4.6% | 2007 | up 700.1% | rising |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 4.5% | 2018 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 4.5% | 2017 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Barbados | 4.4% | 2017 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 4.2% | 2017 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 85 | South Africa | 4.2% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 86 | Sweden | 4.2% | 2017 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 87 | Timor-Leste | 4.0% | 2014 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 3.7% | 2017 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 89 | Uruguay | 3.7% | 2018 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 90 | Serbia | 3.2% | 2018 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 91 | Madagascar | 3.1% | 2013 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Malawi | 3.1% | 2016 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | 3.0% | 2017 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 94 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.5% | 2017 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 95 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2017 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 96 | Togo | 2.4% | 2016 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Mexico | 2.4% | 2017 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 98 | Niger | 2.4% | 2017 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Italy | 2.0% | 2017 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 100 | Guinea | 2.0% | 2019 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Burundi | 1.9% | 2012 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 1.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 1.6% | 2019 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 1.3% | 2018 | down 55.4% | rising |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 1.2% | 2017 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.9% | 2010 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Andorra | 0.8% | 2019 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Maldives | 0.7% | 2016 | up 177.7% | falling |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% | 2014 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional). Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets that yield benefits for a period of more than one year. It includes expenditure for construction, renovation and major repairs of buildings and the purchase of heavy equipment or vehicles. Divide capital expenditure in public institutions by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/