| # | Flag | Country | Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 141.31% | 2018 | |
| 2 | Eritrea | 88.29% | 2011 | |
| 3 | Italy | 53.39% | 2018 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 50.54% | 2018 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 45.18% | 2018 | |
| 6 | South Sudan | 44.52% | 2016 | |
| 7 | United States | 39.25% | 2018 | |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 38.1% | 2005 | |
| 9 | Lebanon | 35.92% | 2018 | |
| 10 | El Salvador | 35.05% | 2018 | |
| 11 | Spain | 34.16% | 2018 | |
| 12 | Pakistan | 33.37% | 2018 | |
| 13 | Maldives | 30.01% | 2018 | |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 29.32% | 2017 | |
| 15 | Qatar | 29.3% | 2018 | |
| 16 | Gambia | 28.94% | 2018 | |
| 17 | China | 27.92% | 2018 | |
| 18 | Portugal | 27.55% | 2018 | |
| 19 | Cyprus | 24.79% | 2018 | |
| 20 | Jordan | 24.79% | 2017 | |
| 21 | Algeria | 24.7% | 2018 | |
| 22 | Albania | 24.39% | 2018 | |
| 23 | Burundi | 24.04% | 2018 | |
| 24 | Fiji | 23.59% | 2017 | |
| 25 | India | 21.91% | 2018 | |
| 26 | Argentina | 21.73% | 2017 | |
| 27 | Belgium | 21.66% | 2018 | |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 21.39% | 2016 | |
| 29 | Yemen | 21.19% | 2013 | |
| 30 | France | 20.34% | 2018 | |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 20.25% | 2018 | |
| 32 | The Bahamas | 20.09% | 2017 | |
| 33 | Ukraine | 19.99% | 2018 | |
| 34 | Guyana | 19.41% | 2018 | |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 19.29% | 2018 | |
| 36 | Morocco | 18.25% | 2018 | |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 17.88% | 2018 | |
| 38 | Bahrain | 17.18% | 2015 | |
| 39 | Hungary | 17.02% | 2018 | |
| 40 | Austria | 16.99% | 2018 | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 16.69% | 2018 | |
| 42 | Slovenia | 16.3% | 2018 | |
| 43 | Thailand | 16.27% | 2018 | |
| 44 | Croatia | 16.2% | 2018 | |
| 45 | Mexico | 16.04% | 2018 | |
| 46 | Myanmar | 16% | 2017 | |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 15.68% | 2018 | |
| 48 | Belize | 15.68% | 2018 | |
| 49 | Mauritius | 15.61% | 2018 | |
| 50 | Canada | 15.45% | 2008 | |
| 51 | Slovakia | 15.41% | 2018 | |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 15.36% | 2018 | |
| 53 | Barbados | 15.34% | 2009 | |
| 54 | Malta | 15.2% | 2018 | |
| 55 | Jamaica | 15% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 14.98% | 2018 | |
| 57 | Chile | 14.82% | 2018 | |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 14.79% | 2008 | |
| 59 | Singapore | 14.7% | 2018 | |
| 60 | Netherlands | 14.45% | 2018 | |
| 61 | Suriname | 13.67% | 2018 | |
| 62 | Sudan | 13.63% | 2018 | |
| 63 | Turkey | 13.52% | 2018 | |
| 64 | Namibia | 13.51% | 2018 | |
| 65 | Guinea | 13.37% | 2016 | |
| 66 | Poland | 13.03% | 2018 | |
| 67 | Republic of Ireland | 12.6% | 2018 | |
| 68 | Malaysia | 12.38% | 2018 | |
| 69 | Tunisia | 11.95% | 2018 | |
| 70 | Chad | 11.58% | 2018 | |
| 71 | Finland | 11.38% | 2018 | |
| 72 | Nepal | 11.05% | 2018 | |
| 73 | Philippines | 10.97% | 2018 | |
| 74 | Haiti | 10.61% | 2018 | |
| 75 | Liberia | 10.49% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Zambia | 10.38% | 2018 | |
| 77 | Mauritania | 10.38% | 2017 | |
| 78 | Republic of the Congo | 10.22% | 2018 | |
| 79 | Angola | 9.71% | 2018 | |
| 80 | Ivory Coast | 9.71% | 2018 | |
| 81 | Kenya | 9.39% | 2018 | |
| 82 | Iran | 9.33% | 2016 | |
| 83 | Uganda | 9.02% | 2018 | |
| 84 | Gabon | 8.94% | 2018 | |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 8.93% | 2018 | |
| 86 | Malawi | 8.89% | 2016 | |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.68% | 2018 | |
| 88 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.64% | 2018 | |
| 89 | Germany | 8.62% | 2018 | |
| 90 | Vietnam | 8.58% | 2018 | |
| 91 | Guatemala | 8.26% | 2018 | |
| 92 | Republic of Macedonia | 8.11% | 2018 | |
| 93 | Venezuela | 7.91% | 2013 | |
| 94 | Seychelles | 7.68% | 2018 | |
| 95 | Mozambique | 7.68% | 2018 | |
| 96 | Aruba | 7.52% | 2017 | |
| 97 | Uruguay | 7.47% | 2018 | |
| 98 | Ghana | 7.38% | 2017 | |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 7.31% | 2018 | |
| 100 | Togo | 7.11% | 2018 | |
| 101 | Serbia | 6.83% | 2018 | |
| 102 | Montenegro | 6.81% | 2012 | |
| 103 | Armenia | 6.6% | 2018 | |
| 104 | Madagascar | 6.18% | 2018 | |
| 105 | Libya | 6.06% | 2018 | |
| 106 | Mali | 5.55% | 2018 | |
| 107 | Niger | 5.4% | 2018 | |
| 108 | Indonesia | 5.16% | 2018 | |
| 109 | Romania | 4.97% | 2018 | |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.84% | 2018 | |
| 111 | Syria | 4.81% | 2007 | |
| 112 | Bhutan | 4.63% | 2018 | |
| 113 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.41% | 2018 | |
| 114 | Australia | 4.4% | 2018 | |
| 115 | Switzerland | 4.35% | 2016 | |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 4.22% | 2018 | |
| 117 | Swaziland | 3.9% | 2018 | |
| 118 | Georgia | 3.86% | 2018 | |
| 119 | Nigeria | 3.85% | 2018 | |
| 120 | Bolivia | 3.78% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Senegal | 3.51% | 2018 | |
| 122 | Israel | 3.49% | 2018 | |
| 123 | Sweden | 3.27% | 2018 | |
| 124 | Czech Republic | 3.05% | 2018 | |
| 125 | Cameroon | 2.84% | 2018 | |
| 126 | Tanzania | 2.76% | 2017 | |
| 127 | Colombia | 2.72% | 2018 | |
| 128 | Lithuania | 2.64% | 2018 | |
| 129 | Somalia | 2.51% | 1989 | |
| 130 | Latvia | 2.46% | 2018 | |
| 131 | New Zealand | 2.35% | 2018 | |
| 132 | Comoros | 1.9% | 2018 | |
| 133 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 1.55% | 2018 | |
| 134 | Ecuador | 1.21% | 2018 | |
| 135 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1.07% | 2018 | |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 0.83% | 2018 | |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0.83% | 2018 | |
| 138 | Kosovo | 0.78% | 2018 | |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.75% | 2018 | |
| 140 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2018 | |
| 141 | Tajikistan | 0.15% | 2018 | |
| 142 | Moldova | -0.03% | 2018 | |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.2% | 2018 | |
| 144 | United Arab Emirates | -0.31% | 2018 | |
| 145 | Benin | -0.58% | 2018 | |
| 146 | Bulgaria | -0.71% | 2018 | |
| 147 | Laos | -0.95% | 2010 | |
| 148 | Honduras | -1.21% | 2018 | |
| 149 | Luxembourg | -1.56% | 2018 | |
| 150 | Lesotho | -1.8% | 2018 | |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.85% | 2018 | |
| 152 | Mongolia | -2.38% | 2018 | |
| 153 | Iraq | -2.46% | 2018 | |
| 154 | South Korea | -2.53% | 2018 | |
| 155 | Denmark | -2.74% | 2018 | |
| 156 | Dominica | -2.83% | 2018 | |
| 157 | Estonia | -3.09% | 2018 | |
| 158 | Rwanda | -3.44% | 2018 | |
| 159 | Greece | -3.98% | 2018 | |
| 160 | Panama | -4.18% | 2018 | |
| 161 | Grenada | -6.18% | 2018 | |
| 162 | Hong Kong | -6.22% | 2018 | |
| 163 | Belarus | -6.68% | 2018 | |
| 164 | Iceland | -6.69% | 2018 | |
| 165 | Peru | -7.31% | 2018 | |
| 166 | Paraguay | -7.32% | 2018 | |
| 167 | Russia | -7.58% | 2018 | |
| 168 | Samoa | -8.63% | 2018 | |
| 169 | Afghanistan | -8.71% | 2018 | |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | -9.02% | 2018 | |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | -9.77% | 2018 | |
| 172 | Brunei | -10.22% | 2018 | |
| 173 | Kuwait | -11.27% | 2018 | |
| 174 | Vanuatu | -12.73% | 2018 | |
| 175 | Norway | -13.86% | 2018 | |
| 176 | Botswana | -13.98% | 2018 | |
| 177 | Cambodia | -16.29% | 2018 | |
| 178 | Oman | -16.56% | 2018 | |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | -17% | 2017 | |
| 180 | Tonga | -17.82% | 2018 | |
| 181 | East Timor | -20.58% | 2018 | |
| 182 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | -26.69% | 2018 | |
| 183 | Federated States of Micronesia | -71.83% | 2017 | |
| 184 | Macao | -96.22% | 2018 |