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08 Efficiency of government spending

In your country, how efficient is the government in spending public revenue? (1 = extremely inefficient ; 7 = extremely efficient )

Rank/136 Country / Economy Score Trend Distance from best Rank/136 Country / Economy Score Trend Distance from best

1 United Arab Emirates 6.2 69 Viet Nam 3.3

2 Singapore 6.1 70 Kenya 3.2
3 United States 5.9 71 Tunisia 3.2
4 Qatar 5.8 72 Portugal 3.2
5 Rwanda 5.6 73 Poland 3.2
6 Germany 5.4 74 Spain 3.1
7 Saudi Arabia 5.3 75 Algeria 3.1
8 New Zealand 5.3 76 Bulgaria 3.1
9 Switzerland 5.3 77 Kyrgyz Republic 3.1
10 Oman 5.1 78 Mali 3.0
11 Luxembourg 5.0 79 Georgia 3.0
12 Bhutan 5.0 80 Chile 3.0
13 Netherlands 4.9 81 Czech Republic 3.0
14 Hong Kong SAR 4.9 82 Benin 3.0
15 Malaysia 4.8 83 Liberia 3.0
16 Finland 4.8 84 Sierra Leone 3.0
17 Azerbaijan 4.7 85 Cameroon 2.9
18 Norway 4.6 86 Nicaragua 2.9
19 China 4.6 87 Jamaica 2.9
20 India 4.5 88 Philippines 2.9
21 Lesotho 4.4 89 Cambodia 2.9
22 Bahrain 4.3 90 Nepal 2.8
23 Brunei Darussalam 4.3 91 Trinidad and Tobago 2.7
23 Iceland 4.3 92 Austria 2.7
25 Indonesia 4.3 93 Panama 2.7
26 Sweden 4.2 94 Slovak Republic 2.7
27 United Kingdom 4.2 95 Lithuania 2.7
28 Tanzania 4.2 96 Argentina 2.7
29 Japan 4.1 97 Slovenia 2.7
30 Lao PDR 4.1 98 Moldova 2.7
31 Malta 4.0 99 Sri Lanka 2.7
32 Gambia, The 4.0 100 Uganda 2.7
33 Denmark 4.0 101 Costa Rica 2.6
34 Tajikistan 3.9 102 Honduras 2.6
35 Taiwan, China 3.9 103 South Africa 2.6
36 Canada 3.9 104 Peru 2.5
37 Botswana 3.9 105 Congo, Democratic Rep. 2.5
38 Albania 3.9 106 Guinea 2.5
39 Montenegro 3.8 106 Malawi 2.5
40 Israel 3.8 108 Hungary 2.5
41 Cape Verde 3.7 109 Paraguay 2.5
42 Cyprus 3.7 110 Swaziland 2.5
43 Senegal 3.7 111 Mauritania 2.5
44 Serbia 3.7 112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.4
45 Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.7 113 Ukraine 2.4
46 Burundi 3.7 114 Croatia 2.4
47 Australia 3.6 115 Romania 2.4
48 Ethiopia 3.6 116 Yemen 2.4
49 Ireland 3.6 117 Uruguay 2.3
50 Seychelles 3.6 118 Mozambique 2.3
51 Thailand 3.6 119 Latvia 2.3
52 Morocco 3.6 120 Nigeria 2.2
53 Korea, Rep. 3.5 121 Mexico 2.2
54 Mauritius 3.5 122 Madagascar 2.1
55 Estonia 3.5 123 Haiti 2.1
56 Jordan 3.4 124 Mongolia 2.1
57 Russian Federation 3.4 125 Guatemala 2.0
58 Pakistan 3.4 126 Italy 2.0
59 Kuwait 3.4 127 Ecuador 2.0
60 Namibia 3.3 128 Chad 2.0
61 Ghana 3.3 129 Colombia 1.9
62 Belgium 3.3 130 Lebanon 1.8
63 Egypt 3.3 131 Dominican Republic 1.8
64 Armenia 3.3 132 Greece 1.8
65 Kazakhstan 3.3 133 Brazil 1.8
66 Bangladesh 3.3 134 Zimbabwe 1.7
67 France 3.3 135 El Salvador 1.6
68 Zambia 3.3 136 Venezuela 1.1

Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey. For more details, refer to Appendix C of this [i]Report[i]