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08 Wastefulness of government spending

In your country, how efficiently does the government spend public revenue? [1 = extremely inefficient; 7 = extremely efficient in providing goods
and services]

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

1 Qatar 6.0 69 Georgia 3.2

2 United Arab Emirates 6.0 70 Korea, Rep. 3.2
3 Singapore 5.9 71 Mali 3.2
4 Rwanda 5.7 72 Namibia 3.2
5 New Zealand 5.1 73 France 3.1
6 Oman 5.1 74 United States 3.1
7 Czech Republic 5.0 75 Algeria 3.1
8 Malaysia 4.9 76 Sierra Leone 3.0
9 Finland 4.8 77 Armenia 3.0
10 Sweden 4.8 78 Israel 3.0
11 Switzerland 4.8 79 Latvia 3.0
12 Saudi Arabia 4.7 80 Nicaragua 3.0
13 Norway 4.6 81 Iran, Islamic Rep. 2.9
14 Hong Kong SAR 4.5 82 Vietnam 2.9
15 Bhutan 4.5 83 Tanzania 2.9
16 Luxembourg 4.5 84 Poland 2.9
17 Bahrain 4.3 85 Cameroon 2.8
18 Netherlands 4.3 86 Russian Federation 2.8
19 Estonia 4.3 87 Portugal 2.8
20 Germany 4.2 88 South Africa 2.8
21 Chile 4.2 89 Lithuania 2.8
22 Japan 4.1 90 Kuwait 2.8
23 Canada 4.1 91 Mozambique 2.7
24 China 4.1 92 Hungary 2.6
25 Lao PDR 4.1 93 Bulgaria 2.6
26 Botswana 4.1 94 Mexico 2.6
27 Gambia, The 4.0 95 Mauritania 2.6
28 Tajikistan 3.9 96 Colombia 2.6
29 Liberia 3.9 97 Moldova 2.6
30 Indonesia 3.9 98 Pakistan 2.6
31 Macedonia, FYR 3.8 99 Uruguay 2.6
32 Ireland 3.8 100 Chad 2.6
33 Jordan 3.8 101 Malawi 2.6
34 United Kingdom 3.8 102 Bangladesh 2.6
35 Malta 3.8 103 Uganda 2.5
36 Iceland 3.8 104 Cambodia 2.5
37 Denmark 3.8 105 Nepal 2.5
38 Turkey 3.7 106 Spain 2.5
39 Côte d'Ivoire 3.7 107 Trinidad and Tobago 2.5
40 Lesotho 3.7 108 Thailand 2.5
41 Kazakhstan 3.7 109 Romania 2.5
42 Ecuador 3.6 110 Madagascar 2.4
43 Morocco 3.6 111 Dominican Republic 2.4
44 Cape Verde 3.6 112 Peru 2.4
45 Taiwan, China 3.6 113 Costa Rica 2.4
46 Mauritius 3.6 114 Kyrgyz Republic 2.4
47 Senegal 3.6 115 Mongolia 2.3
48 Zambia 3.6 116 Burundi 2.3
49 Ghana 3.5 117 Jamaica 2.3
50 India 3.5 118 Slovak Republic 2.3
51 Sri Lanka 3.5 119 Honduras 2.3
52 Australia 3.5 120 Guatemala 2.3
53 Azerbaijan 3.5 121 Croatia 2.2
54 Austria 3.4 122 Egypt 2.2
55 Ethiopia 3.4 123 Greece 2.2
56 Montenegro 3.4 124 Serbia 2.2
57 Cyprus 3.4 125 Slovenia 2.2
58 Barbados 3.4 126 Nigeria 2.2
59 Panama 3.3 127 Zimbabwe 2.1
60 Belgium 3.3 128 Brazil 1.9
61 Philippines 3.3 129 Ukraine 1.9
62 Kenya 3.3 130 Italy 1.9
63 Bolivia 3.3 131 Paraguay 1.9
64 Albania 3.3 132 Yemen 1.8
65 Tunisia 3.3 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7
66 Gabon 3.2 134 Argentina 1.5
67 El Salvador 3.2 135 Lebanon 1.4
68 Benin 3.2 136 Venezuela 1.2

Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey. For more details, refer to Chapter 1.3 of [i]The Global Competitiveness Report 2016–2017[i]