Government Size Worldwide

#170 SWEDEN #168 FRANCE GOVERNMENT * SIZE #169 ERITREA #172 GUYANA WORLDWIDE #4 BANGLADESH #2 LIBERIA #1 BURMA GOVERNMENT SIZE REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF GOVT. EXPENDITURES AS A % OF GDP. #5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC #171 ZIMBABWE #3 CAMBODIA SCORING IS NON-LINEAR. EXPENDITURES ABOVE 30% ARE PENALIZED GREATER. THIS METHOD USES ZERO GOVT. SPENDING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR HIGHER SCORES. EXPENDITURE DATA BASED ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVT. (IE: FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL) LARGEST- SMALLEST THE SMALLEST THE LARGEST 11. MACAU 16. NEPAL 1. GUYANA 6. HUNGARY 11. BELGIUM 16. PORTUGAL 1. BURMA 6. HAITI 2. ZIMBABWE 7. DENMARK 12. FINLAND 17. NETHERLANDS 2. LIBERIA 7. SINGAPORE 12. HONG KONG 17. CHAD 3. SWEDEN 8. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 13. BELARUS 18. LESOTHO 3. CAMBODIA 8. CAMEROON 13. GUINEA 18. PHILLIPENES 4. ERITREA 9. ITALY 14. CROATIA 19. BOSNIA 19. PAKISTAN 4. BANGLADESH 9. TURKMENISTAN 14. PERU DOMINICAN 15. REPUBLIC 5. FRANCE 10. AUSTRIA 15. ISRAEL 20. GERMANY 20. THAILAND CENTRAL 5. 10. GUATEMALA AFRICAN REPUB. SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION / 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM #170 SWEDEN #168 FRANCE GOVERNMENT * SIZE #169 ERITREA #172 GUYANA WORLDWIDE #4 BANGLADESH #2 LIBERIA #1 BURMA GOVERNMENT SIZE REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF GOVT. EXPENDITURES AS A % OF GDP. #5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC #171 ZIMBABWE #3 CAMBODIA SCORING IS NON-LINEAR. EXPENDITURES ABOVE 30% ARE PENALIZED GREATER. THIS METHOD USES ZERO GOVT. SPENDING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR HIGHER SCORES. EXPENDITURE DATA BASED ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVT. (IE: FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL) LARGEST- SMALLEST THE SMALLEST THE LARGEST 11. MACAU 16. NEPAL 1. GUYANA 6. HUNGARY 11. BELGIUM 16. PORTUGAL 1. BURMA 6. HAITI 2. ZIMBABWE 7. DENMARK 12. FINLAND 17. NETHERLANDS 2. LIBERIA 7. SINGAPORE 12. HONG KONG 17. CHAD 3. SWEDEN 8. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 13. BELARUS 18. LESOTHO 3. САМВODIAА 8. CAMEROON 13. GUINEA 18. PHILLIPENES 19. PAKISTAN 4. ERITREA 9. ITALY 14. CROATIA 19. BOSNIA 4. BANGLADESH 9. TURKMENISTAN 14. PERU DOMINICAN 15. REPUBLIC 5. FRANCE 10. AUSTRIA 15. ISRAEL 20. GERMANY 20. THAILAND CENTRAL 5. 10. GUATEMALA AFRICAN REPUB. SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION / 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM #170 SWEDEN #168 FRANCE GOVERNMENT * SIZE #169 ERITREA #172 GUYANA WORLDWIDE #4 BANGLADESH #2 LIBERIA #1 BURMA GOVERNMENT SIZE REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF GOVT. EXPENDITURES AS A % OF GDP. #5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC #171 ZIMBABWE #3 CAMBODIA SCORING IS NON-LINEAR. EXPENDITURES ABOVE 30% ARE PENALIZED GREATER. THIS METHOD USES ZERO GOVT. SPENDING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR HIGHER SCORES. EXPENDITURE DATA BASED ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVT. (IE: FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL) LARGEST- SMALLEST THE SMALLEST THE LARGEST 11. MACAU 16. NEPAL 1. GUYANA 6. HUNGARY 11. BELGIUM 16. PORTUGAL 1. BURMA 6. HAITI 2. ZIMBABWE 7. DENMARK 12. FINLAND 17. NETHERLANDS 2. LIBERIA 7. SINGAPORE 12. HONG KONG 17. CHAD 3. SWEDEN 8. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 13. BELARUS 18. LESOTHO 3. САМВODIAА 8. CAMEROON 13. GUINEA 18. PHILLIPENES 19. PAKISTAN 4. ERITREA 9. ITALY 14. CROATIA 19. BOSNIA 4. BANGLADESH 9. TURKMENISTAN 14. PERU DOMINICAN 15. REPUBLIC 5. FRANCE 10. AUSTRIA 15. ISRAEL 20. GERMANY 20. THAILAND CENTRAL 5. 10. GUATEMALA AFRICAN REPUB. SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION / 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM #170 SWEDEN #168 FRANCE GOVERNMENT * SIZE #169 ERITREA #172 GUYANA WORLDWIDE #4 BANGLADESH #2 LIBERIA #1 BURMA GOVERNMENT SIZE REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF GOVT. EXPENDITURES AS A % OF GDP. #5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC #171 ZIMBABWE #3 CAMBODIA SCORING IS NON-LINEAR. EXPENDITURES ABOVE 30% ARE PENALIZED GREATER. THIS METHOD USES ZERO GOVT. SPENDING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR HIGHER SCORES. EXPENDITURE DATA BASED ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVT. (IE: FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL) LARGEST- SMALLEST THE SMALLEST THE LARGEST 11. MACAU 16. NEPAL 1. GUYANA 6. HUNGARY 11. BELGIUM 16. PORTUGAL 1. BURMA 6. HAITI 2. ZIMBABWE 7. DENMARK 12. FINLAND 17. NETHERLANDS 2. LIBERIA 7. SINGAPORE 12. HONG KONG 17. CHAD 3. SWEDEN 8. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 13. BELARUS 18. LESOTHO 3. САМВODIAА 8. CAMEROON 13. GUINEA 18. PHILLIPENES 19. PAKISTAN 4. ERITREA 9. ITALY 14. CROATIA 19. BOSNIA 4. BANGLADESH 9. TURKMENISTAN 14. PERU DOMINICAN 15. REPUBLIC 5. FRANCE 10. AUSTRIA 15. ISRAEL 20. GERMANY 20. THAILAND CENTRAL 5. 10. GUATEMALA AFRICAN REPUB. SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION / 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM #170 SWEDEN #168 FRANCE GOVERNMENT * SIZE #169 ERITREA #172 GUYANA WORLDWIDE #4 BANGLADESH #2 LIBERIA #1 BURMA GOVERNMENT SIZE REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF GOVT. EXPENDITURES AS A % OF GDP. #5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC #171 ZIMBABWE #3 CAMBODIA SCORING IS NON-LINEAR. EXPENDITURES ABOVE 30% ARE PENALIZED GREATER. THIS METHOD USES ZERO GOVT. SPENDING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR HIGHER SCORES. EXPENDITURE DATA BASED ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVT. (IE: FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL) LARGEST- SMALLEST THE SMALLEST THE LARGEST 11. MACAU 16. NEPAL 1. GUYANA 6. HUNGARY 11. BELGIUM 16. PORTUGAL 1. BURMA 6. HAITI 2. ZIMBABWE 7. DENMARK 12. FINLAND 17. NETHERLANDS 2. LIBERIA 7. SINGAPORE 12. HONG KONG 17. CHAD 3. SWEDEN 8. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 13. BELARUS 18. LESOTHO 3. САМВODIAА 8. CAMEROON 13. GUINEA 18. PHILLIPENES 19. PAKISTAN 4. ERITREA 9. ITALY 14. CROATIA 19. BOSNIA 4. BANGLADESH 9. TURKMENISTAN 14. PERU DOMINICAN 15. REPUBLIC 5. FRANCE 10. AUSTRIA 15. ISRAEL 20. GERMANY 20. THAILAND CENTRAL 5. 10. GUATEMALA AFRICAN REPUB. SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION / 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM #170 SWEDEN #168 FRANCE GOVERNMENT * SIZE #169 ERITREA #172 GUYANA WORLDWIDE #4 BANGLADESH #2 LIBERIA #1 BURMA GOVERNMENT SIZE REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF GOVT. EXPENDITURES AS A % OF GDP. #5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC #171 ZIMBABWE #3 CAMBODIA SCORING IS NON-LINEAR. EXPENDITURES ABOVE 30% ARE PENALIZED GREATER. THIS METHOD USES ZERO GOVT. SPENDING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR HIGHER SCORES. EXPENDITURE DATA BASED ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVT. (IE: FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL) LARGEST- SMALLEST THE SMALLEST THE LARGEST 11. MACAU 16. NEPAL 1. GUYANA 6. HUNGARY 11. BELGIUM 16. PORTUGAL 1. BURMA 6. HAITI 2. ZIMBABWE 7. DENMARK 12. FINLAND 17. NETHERLANDS 2. LIBERIA 7. SINGAPORE 12. HONG KONG 17. CHAD 3. SWEDEN 8. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 13. BELARUS 18. LESOTHO 3. САМВODIAА 8. CAMEROON 13. GUINEA 18. PHILLIPENES 19. PAKISTAN 4. ERITREA 9. ITALY 14. CROATIA 19. BOSNIA 4. BANGLADESH 9. TURKMENISTAN 14. PERU DOMINICAN 15. REPUBLIC 5. FRANCE 10. AUSTRIA 15. ISRAEL 20. GERMANY 20. THAILAND CENTRAL 5. 10. GUATEMALA AFRICAN REPUB. SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION / 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM #170 SWEDEN #168 FRANCE GOVERNMENT * SIZE #169 ERITREA #172 GUYANA WORLDWIDE #4 BANGLADESH #2 LIBERIA #1 BURMA GOVERNMENT SIZE REFLECTS THE LEVEL OF GOVT. EXPENDITURES AS A % OF GDP. #5 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC #171 ZIMBABWE #3 CAMBODIA SCORING IS NON-LINEAR. EXPENDITURES ABOVE 30% ARE PENALIZED GREATER. THIS METHOD USES ZERO GOVT. SPENDING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR HIGHER SCORES. EXPENDITURE DATA BASED ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVT. (IE: FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL) LARGEST- SMALLEST THE SMALLEST THE LARGEST 11. MACAU 16. NEPAL 1. GUYANA 6. HUNGARY 11. BELGIUM 16. PORTUGAL 1. BURMA 6. HAITI 2. ZIMBABWE 7. DENMARK 12. FINLAND 17. NETHERLANDS 2. LIBERIA 7. SINGAPORE 12. HONG KONG 17. CHAD 3. SWEDEN 8. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 13. BELARUS 18. LESOTHO 3. САМВODIAА 8. CAMEROON 13. GUINEA 18. PHILLIPENES 19. PAKISTAN 4. ERITREA 9. ITALY 14. CROATIA 19. BOSNIA 4. BANGLADESH 9. TURKMENISTAN 14. PERU DOMINICAN 15. REPUBLIC 5. FRANCE 10. AUSTRIA 15. ISRAEL 20. GERMANY 20. THAILAND CENTRAL 5. 10. GUATEMALA AFRICAN REPUB. SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION / 2009 INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM