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Economy > Government expenditure: 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.".

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 European UnionEuropean Union 3.65 trillion 2009
2 United StatesUnited States 2.43 trillion 2009
3 JapanJapan 1 trillion 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 856.62 billion 2009
4 GermanyGermany 655.89 billion 2009
5 FranceFrance 652.58 billion 2009
6 ChinaChina 650.27 billion 2009
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 510.02 billion 2009
8 ItalyItaly 455.4 billion 2009
9 BrazilBrazil 327.44 billion 2009
10 SpainSpain 309.49 billion 2009
11 CanadaCanada 292.14 billion 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 286.75 billion 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 260.27 billion 2009
12 RussiaRussia 247.99 billion 2009
13 NetherlandsNetherlands 225.96 billion 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 199.55 billion 2008
14 AustraliaAustralia 176.41 billion 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 172.02 billion 2009
15 IndiaIndia 161.36 billion 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 157.4 billion 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 152.67 billion 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 151.53 billion 2009
16 BelgiumBelgium 116.25 billion 2009
17 SwedenSweden 112.84 billion 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 109.7 billion 2008
18 MexicoMexico 101.81 billion 2009
19 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 95.49 billion 2009
20 DenmarkDenmark 92.58 billion 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 90.95 billion 2009
21 TurkeyTurkey 90.44 billion 2009
22 NorwayNorway 84.78 billion 2009
23 PolandPoland 82.15 billion 2009
24 AustriaAustria 76.01 billion 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 65.85 billion 2006
25 GreeceGreece 63.13 billion 2009
26 South AfricaSouth Africa 59.86 billion 2009
27 FinlandFinland 59.74 billion 2009
28 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 55.74 billion 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 53.65 billion 2006
29 IndonesiaIndonesia 51.95 billion 2009
30 PortugalPortugal 49.18 billion 2009
31 IsraelIsrael 47.21 billion 2009
32 ArgentinaArgentina 46.66 billion 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 44.86 billion 2009
33 VenezuelaVenezuela 43.27 billion 2009
34 IrelandIreland 43.19 billion 2009
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 42.06 billion 2009
36 ColombiaColombia 37.33 billion 2009
37 ThailandThailand 35.05 billion 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 34.54 billion 2008
38 MalaysiaMalaysia 27.25 billion 2009
39 New ZealandNew Zealand 25.95 billion 2009
40 RomaniaRomania 24.44 billion 2009
41 QatarQatar 24.24 billion 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 23 billion 2009
42 ChileChile 21.86 billion 2009
43 UkraineUkraine 21.77 billion 2009
44 CubaCuba 20.95 billion 2008
45 United Arab EmiratesUAE 20.75 billion 2007
46 AlgeriaAlgeria 19.55 billion 2009
47 SingaporeSingapore 19.45 billion 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 19.26 billion 2009
48 KuwaitKuwait 18.62 billion 2008
49 SlovakiaSlovakia 17.2 billion 2009
50 PhilippinesPhilippines 17 billion 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 16.62 billion 2009
51 MoroccoMorocco 16.42 billion 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 14.89 billion 2006
52 HungaryHungary 14.66 billion 2008
53 KazakhstanKazakhstan 13.45 billion 2009
54 PeruPeru 13.1 billion 2009
55 PakistanPakistan 13.09 billion 2009
56 CroatiaCroatia 12.43 billion 2009
57 SloveniaSlovenia 9.8 billion 2009
58 LithuaniaLithuania 9.1 billion 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 9.09 billion 2006
59 LuxembourgLuxembourg 8.82 billion 2009
60 OmanOman 8.76 billion 2008
61 LibyaLibya 8.66 billion 2008
62 BelarusBelarus 8.19 billion 2009
63 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 8.13 billion 2009
64 BulgariaBulgaria 7.92 billion 2009
65 SudanSudan 7.58 billion 2009
66 Sri LankaSri Lanka 7.41 billion 2009
67 SyriaSyria 7.05 billion 2009
68 JordanJordan 5.9 billion 2009
69 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 5.88 billion 2009
70 UzbekistanUzbekistan 5.71 billion 2009
71 VietnamVietnam 5.68 billion 2009
72 LatviaLatvia 5.53 billion 2009
73 EcuadorEcuador 5.52 billion 2009
74 LebanonLebanon 5.36 billion 2009
75 TunisiaTunisia 5.19 billion 2009
76 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4.89 billion 2009
77 KenyaKenya 4.78 billion 2009
78 BangladeshBangladesh 4.7 billion 2009
79 CyprusCyprus 4.66 billion 2008
80 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 4.64 billion 1991
81 EstoniaEstonia 4.23 billion 2009
82 UruguayUruguay 4.06 billion 2009
83 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.9 billion 2009
84 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.84 billion 2009
85 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.66 billion 2009
86 IcelandIceland 3.21 billion 2009
87 BahrainBahrain 2.95 billion 2008
88 BotswanaBotswana 2.86 billion 2009
89 HondurasHonduras 2.71 billion 2009
90 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2.65 billion 2008
91 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.62 billion 2009
92 PanamaPanama 2.59 billion 2009
93 BoliviaBolivia 2.55 billion 2009
94 GhanaGhana 2.51 billion 2009
95 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.34 billion 2009
96 TanzaniaTanzania 2.32 billion 2006
97 NamibiaNamibia 2.25 billion 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2.24 billion 2006
98 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2.21 billion 2009
99 BruneiBrunei 2.07 billion 2006
100 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2 billion 2009
101 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.98 billion 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1.97 billion 2005
102 JamaicaJamaica 1.92 billion 2009
103 CameroonCameroon 1.91 billion 2007
104 UgandaUganda 1.83 billion 2009
105 ParaguayParaguay 1.68 billion 2009
106 MaltaMalta 1.44 billion 2007
107 TajikistanTajikistan 1.41 billion 2009
108 NepalNepal 1.4 billion 2009
109 MozambiqueMozambique 1.31 billion 2009
110 GabonGabon 1.29 billion 2009
111 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.27 billion 2006
112 MauritiusMauritius 1.26 billion 2009
113 MoldovaMoldova 1.2 billion 2009
114 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.17 billion 2009
115 AlbaniaAlbania 1.16 billion 2009
116 SenegalSenegal 1.12 billion 2009
117 ChadChad 1.07 billion 2009
118 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.06 billion 2008
119 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.04 billion 2009
120 ZambiaZambia 1.02 billion 2009
121 The BahamasThe Bahamas 976.05 million 2007
122 ArmeniaArmenia 974.95 million 2009
123 ZimbabweZimbabwe 929.58 million 2005
124 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 843.99 million 2009
125 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 835.9 million 2009
126 SwazilandSwaziland 811.02 million 2009
127 LesothoLesotho 795.02 million 2009
128 CambodiaCambodia 786.11 million 2009
129 MaliMali 735.28 million 2007
130 NicaraguaNicaragua 731.6 million 2009
131 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 699.17 million 2000
132 MalawiMalawi 657.41 million 2009
133 BarbadosBarbados 646.75 million 2005
134 BeninBenin 642.88 million 2005
135 MauritaniaMauritania 531.29 million 2007
136 FijiFiji 530.11 million 2008
137 RwandaRwanda 493.02 million 2009
138 LaosLaos 453.93 million 2008
139 HaitiHaiti 446.46 million 2006
140 EritreaEritrea 431.78 million 2007
141 SurinameSuriname 418.71 million 2005
142 NigerNiger 390.73 million 2005
143 MadagascarMadagascar 376.84 million 2009
144 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 356.3 million 2009
145 GuineaGuinea 326.93 million 2009
146 Cape VerdeCape Verde 321.65 million 2009
147 GuyanaGuyana 296.8 million 2008
148 BhutanBhutan 277.54 million 2009
149 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 267.28 million 2009
150 BurundiBurundi 264.28 million 2006
151 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 237.76 million 1990
152 TogoTogo 231.56 million 2007
153 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 219.25 million 2009
154 BelizeBelize 215.2 million 2008
155 DjiboutiDjibouti 212.95 million 2007
156 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 207.84 million 2009
157 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 179.01 million 2006
158 MaldivesMaldives 166.72 million 2005
159 LiberiaLiberia 162.2 million 2008
160 SomaliaSomalia 133.83 million 1984
161 GrenadaGrenada 121.14 million 2009
162 The GambiaThe Gambia 116.92 million 2009
163 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 116.35 million 2009
164 East TimorEast Timor 111.3 million 2000
165 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 106.7 million 2009
166 SeychellesSeychelles 93.29 million 2009
167 VanuatuVanuatu 91.12 million 2007
168 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 89.54 million 2009
169 DominicaDominica 68.28 million 2009
170 ComorosComoros 65.15 million 2009
171 TongaTonga 61.16 million 2009
172 MongoliaMongolia 58.88 million 2009
173 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 26.14 million 2002
174 KiribatiKiribati 18.39 million 1992

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