Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IcelandIceland	13,180.28$	2005
2	NorwayNorway	13,010.17$	2005
3	LuxembourgLuxembourg	12,991.08$	2005
4	DenmarkDenmark	12,366.24$	2005
5	SwedenSweden	10,783.89$	2005
6	NetherlandsNetherlands	9,186.07$	2005
7	FinlandFinland	8,297.72$	2005
8	BelgiumBelgium	8,161.08$	2005
9	FranceFrance	7,984.17$	2005
10	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	7,952.18$	2005
11	IrelandIreland	7,097.49$	2004
12	AustriaAustria	6,600.97$	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	6,589.59$	2004
13	JapanJapan	6,444.06$	2004
14	United StatesUnited States	6,299.75$	2004
15	GermanyGermany	6,291.01$	2005
16	ItalyItaly	6,101.91$	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	6,037.78$	2004
17	AustraliaAustralia	5,955.33$	2004
18	CanadaCanada	5,952.46$	2004
19	QatarQatar	5,944.76$	2005
20	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	5,760.41$	2004
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	5,516.33$	2005
21	KuwaitKuwait	5,424.12$	2005
22	IsraelIsrael	4,967.48$	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	4,953.2$	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	4,894.04$	2005
23	SpainSpain	4,611.47$	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	4,463.84$	2004
24	New ZealandNew Zealand	4,294.42$	2004
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	4,075.4$	2004
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	3,704.95$	2004
25	PortugalPortugal	3,658.49$	2005
26	United Arab EmiratesUAE	3,542.68$	2005
27	SloveniaSlovenia	3,360.35$	2005
28	GreeceGreece	3,317.45$	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	3,304.09$	2004
29	MaltaMalta	2,990.1$	2005
30	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	2,946.78$	2000
31	SingaporeSingapore	2,913.34$	2005
32	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	2,902.38$	2005
33	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	2,708.31$	2005
34	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	2,549.51$	2002
35	South KoreaSouth Korea	2,307.81$	2005
36	Hong KongHong Kong	2,289.78$	2005
37	BahrainBahrain	2,287.18$	2004
38	OmanOman	2,243.94$	2004
39	BarbadosBarbados	2,148$	2004
40	SeychellesSeychelles	1,995.83$	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	1,920.92$	2002
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	1,859.12$	2004
41	EstoniaEstonia	1,775.8$	2005
42	MacauMacau	1,772.1$	2002
43	CyprusCyprus	1,746.19$	1999
44	BruneiBrunei	1,723.19$	1983
45	SlovakiaSlovakia	1,713.17$	2005
46	CroatiaCroatia	1,704.45$	2005
47	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	1,663.04$	2004
48	PolandPoland	1,542.32$	2005
49	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	1,415.21$	1990
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	1,408.28$	2004
50	BotswanaBotswana	1,354.92$	2005
51	The BahamasThe Bahamas	1,341.02$	1987
52	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	1,302.8$	1991
53	LithuaniaLithuania	1,257.28$	2005
54	LatviaLatvia	1,220.5$	2005
55	HungaryHungary	1,116.18$	2005
56	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	1,091.87$	2004
57	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1,032.6$	2005
58	South AfricaSouth Africa	1,024.19$	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	982.45$	2005
59	RussiaRussia	879.09$	2005
60	LebanonLebanon	853.84$	2005
61	SurinameSuriname	837.59$	2005
62	BrazilBrazil	835.95$	2005
63	ChileChile	820.22$	2005
64	MexicoMexico	801.18$	2005
65	GrenadaGrenada	785.88$	2004
66	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	769.73$	1983
67	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	763.74$	2005
68	DominicaDominica	750.17$	2003
69	MauritiusMauritius	728.35$	2005
70	NamibiaNamibia	708.45$	2005
71	TurkeyTurkey	699.13$	2005
72	SwazilandSwaziland	681.38$	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	678.56$	2005
73	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	669.26$	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	655.54$	2005
74	MalaysiaMalaysia	652.52$	2005
75	MaldivesMaldives	642.43$	2004
76	Costa RicaCosta Rica	641.04$	2005
77	BulgariaBulgaria	639.29$	2005
78	LibyaLibya	600.8$	2002
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	599.59$	2002
79	BelarusBelarus	598.83$	2005
80	VenezuelaVenezuela	592.9$	2005
81	BelizeBelize	586.02$	2005
82	UruguayUruguay	563.92$	2005
83	ArgentinaArgentina	563.32$	2005
84	ColombiaColombia	547.51$	2005
85	JamaicaJamaica	546.05$	2005
86	PanamaPanama	526.61$	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	510.81$	2005
87	RomaniaRomania	451.6$	2005
88	TunisiaTunisia	443.78$	2005
89	KazakhstanKazakhstan	423.26$	2005
90	GabonGabon	412.13$	2005
91	MoroccoMorocco	390.23$	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	389.99$	2005
92	AlgeriaAlgeria	365.68$	2005
93	FijiFiji	362.16$	2000
94	VanuatuVanuatu	361.85$	1999
95	JordanJordan	358.33$	2005
96	UkraineUkraine	340.77$	2005
97	IranIran	329.11$	2005
98	GuyanaGuyana	322.01$	2005
99	ThailandThailand	318.12$	2005
100	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	308.79$	2005
101	EcuadorEcuador	300.03$	2005
102	PeruPeru	289.15$	2005
103	GeorgiaGeorgia	270.52$	2005
104	El SalvadorEl Salvador	269.16$	2005
105	TongaTonga	262.48$	2004
106	DjiboutiDjibouti	252.04$	2005
107	Cape VerdeCape Verde	251.72$	2003
108	KiribatiKiribati	250.42$	1992
109	AlbaniaAlbania	244.98$	2005
110	ChinaChina	243.49$	2005
111	BhutanBhutan	227.36$	2004
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	226.64$	2005
112	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	225.83$	2005
113	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	196.47$	1998
114	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	196.13$	2005
115	SyriaSyria	194.88$	2005
116	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	186.41$	1990
117	East TimorEast Timor	179.42$	2004
118	ArmeniaArmenia	173.08$	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	168.95$	2005
119	HondurasHonduras	164.53$	2005
120	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	163.42$	2005
121	EgyptEgypt	159.17$	2005
122	NigeriaNigeria	149.67$	2005
123	GuatemalaGuatemala	148.23$	2005
124	SudanSudan	148.01$	2005
125	BoliviaBolivia	142.48$	2005
126	AngolaAngola	138.6$	1994
127	MauritaniaMauritania	132.23$	2005
128	ParaguayParaguay	128.75$	2005
129	MoldovaMoldova	126.09$	2005
130	YemenYemen	117.26$	2005
131	LesothoLesotho	114.32$	2005
132	MongoliaMongolia	112.4$	2005
133	PhilippinesPhilippines	111.94$	2005
134	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	110.44$	1999
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	106.6$	2005
135	IndonesiaIndonesia	105.45$	2005
136	Sri LankaSri Lanka	101.49$	2005
137	NicaraguaNicaragua	100.12$	2005
138	SenegalSenegal	99.18$	2005
139	CameroonCameroon	96.78$	2005
140	KenyaKenya	89.66$	2005
141	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	89.12$	2005
142	EritreaEritrea	89.12$	2005
143	UzbekistanUzbekistan	87.44$	2005
144	ZambiaZambia	85.11$	2005
145	IndiaIndia	81.06$	2005
146	ComorosComoros	78.6$	2005
147	BeninBenin	78.57$	2005
148	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	77.67$	2005
149	GhanaGhana	76.74$	2005
150	ZimbabweZimbabwe	70.69$	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	58.19$	2002
151	PakistanPakistan	54.91$	2005
152	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	49.25$	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	46.14$	2005
153	MaliMali	44.18$	2005
154	UgandaUganda	43.71$	2005
155	TanzaniaTanzania	42.31$	2005
156	VietnamVietnam	39.21$	2005
157	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	38.54$	2005
158	TogoTogo	38.22$	2005
159	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	32.71$	2002
160	MozambiqueMozambique	32.41$	2005
161	The GambiaThe Gambia	31.85$	2004
162	TajikistanTajikistan	31.09$	2005
163	RwandaRwanda	30.46$	2005
164	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	30.09$	2005
165	NepalNepal	29.81$	2005
166	NigerNiger	29.64$	2005
167	BurundiBurundi	29.27$	2005
168	ChadChad	27$	2005
169	MalawiMalawi	26.78$	2005
170	HaitiHaiti	26.12$	2003
171	AfghanistanAfghanistan	25.35$	2005
172	BangladeshBangladesh	23.23$	2005
173	MadagascarMadagascar	22.4$	2005
174	SomaliaSomalia	21.89$	1984
175	EthiopiaEthiopia	20.89$	2005
176	CambodiaCambodia	19.16$	2005
177	GuineaGuinea	18.5$	2005
178	LiberiaLiberia	18.07$	2005
179	LaosLaos	16.24$	1988
180	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	10.9$	2005

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