NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Intermediate consumption by general government by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
11.44 Percentage of GDP
Finland
Lowest
3.05 Percentage of GDP
Costa Rica
Median
5.82 Percentage of GDP
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
1,283
What the numbers show
NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Intermediate consumption by general government is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 11.44 Percentage of GDP in Finland; the lowest is 3.05 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.82 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 6.18 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 22.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 9.6%).
NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Intermediate consumption by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 11.44 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 9.27 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 8.68 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 8.46 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 8.45 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 8.37 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 8.06 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 8 | Israel | 7.98 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 7.2 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 7.02 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | South Africa | 6.76 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 12 | United States | 6.7 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 6.5 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 14 | New Zealand | 6.48 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 6.47 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 5.89 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 5.76 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 5.69 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 5.66 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 20 | France | 5.45 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 5.38 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 5.13 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 5.08 Percentage of GDP | 2021 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 24 | Switzerland | 4.92 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 4.67 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 26 | Japan | 4.34 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 4.3 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 3.78 Percentage of GDP | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 3.77 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 30 | Ireland | 3.59 Percentage of GDP | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 3.46 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 3.05 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 5.7 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 3.66 Percentage of GDP