Government procurement spending as share of total government spending by country
This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.
Countries reporting
40
Highest
47.7%
Australia
Lowest
14.2%
Costa Rica
Median
29.5%
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
741
What the numbers show
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 47.7% in Australia; the lowest is 14.2% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.5%, and the mean is 30.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 26.2%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 30.2%).
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 47.7% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 46.1% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 3 | Japan | 43.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | South Korea | 39.6% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 5 | New Zealand | 38.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 6 | Israel | 38.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 37.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 34.4% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 34.0% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 33.9% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 32.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 32.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 32.1% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 31.5% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 31.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 31.3% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 31.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 30.2% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 20 | Turkey | 30.1% | 2020 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 29.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 29.5% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 29.0% | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 28.4% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 25 | France | 28.3% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 28.1% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 27.9% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 27.9% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 27.9% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 27.4% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 26.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 25.9% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 34 | United States | 25.4% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 24.7% | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 24.2% | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 37 | Spain | 24.2% | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 38 | Portugal | 23.3% | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 23.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 20.8% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 41 | Mexico | 18.2% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 14.2% | 2024 | down 30.2% | flat |
About this data
This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.