18 World Bank indicators, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Philippines. Each tile shows the annual series since 1960 and the latest known value for each country. Hover a chart to read a given year.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product
Military spending / gov.
MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · %
Latest known value by country
Germany3.93%2024
United Kingdom5.25%2024
Italy3.18%2024
Spain3.2%2024
Netherlands4.34%2024
United States9.11%2024
China5.06%2024
Philippines5.44%2024
Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure
Tax revenue / GDP
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · %
Latest known value by country
Germany10.89%2024
United Kingdom26.89%2024
Italy25.6%2024
Spain14.93%2024
Netherlands25.28%2024
United States10.77%2024
China7.02%2024
Philippines14.37%2024
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.
Activity rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS · %
Latest known value by country
Germany60.57%2025
United Kingdom61.37%2025
Italy49.3%2025
Spain57.41%2025
Netherlands67.25%2025
United States61.7%2025
China64.55%2025
Philippines61.35%2025
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Employment rate
SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS · %
Latest known value by country
Germany58.32%2025
United Kingdom58.46%2025
Italy46.15%2025
Spain51.45%2025
Netherlands64.64%2025
United States59.11%2025
China61.57%2025
Philippines59.98%2025
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Women in parliament
SG.GEN.PARL.ZS · %
Latest known value by country
Germany32.38%2025
United Kingdom40.46%2025
Italy32.75%2025
Spain44.29%2025
Netherlands43.33%2025
United States28.94%2025
China26.54%2025
Philippines28.34%2025
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Labor force
SL.TLF.TOTL.IN · people
Latest known value by country
Germany43.55 m people2025
United Kingdom35.41 m people2025
Italy25.66 m people2025
Spain24.76 m people2025
Netherlands10.35 m people2025
United States174.83 m people2025
China768.07 m people2025
Philippines52.2 m people2025
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
11 indicators in this category are not published by the World Bank for the selected countries.