<P> In 2010 national governments spent an average of $2,376 per person, while the average for the world's 20 largest economies (in terms of GDP) was $16,110 per person . Norway and Sweden expended the most at $40,908 and $26,760 per capita respectively . The federal government of the United States spent $11,041 per person . Other large economy country spending figures include South Korea ($4,557), Brazil ($2,813), Russia ($2,458), China ($1,010), and India ($226). The figures below of 42% of GDP spending and a GDP per capita of $54,629 for the U.S. indicate a total per person spending including national, state, and local governments was $22,726 in the U.S. </P> <P> This is a list of countries by government spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries, according to the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal . Tax revenue is included for comparison . </P> <Table> List of Countries as a% of GDP . <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Tax burden% GDP </Th> <Th> Govt . expend .% GDP </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burma </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 58 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kiribati </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 92 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macau </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> F.S. Micronesia </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timor - Leste </Td> <Td> 61.5 </Td> <Td> 51.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 49 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 25.1 </Td> <Td> 41.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Tax burden% GDP </Th> <Th> Govt . expend .% GDP </Th> </Tr>

What percentage of us gdp is government spending