Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.583$ per $1 of GDP | 1983 | ||
2 | Kiribati | 0.542$ per $1 of GDP | 1992 | ||
3 | East Timor | 0.512$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
4 | Eritrea | 0.446$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.43$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
6 | Angola | 0.401$ per $1 of GDP | 1994 | ||
7 | Palestine | 0.326$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
8 | Suriname | 0.312$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
9 | Guyana | 0.311$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.285$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
11 | Burundi | 0.284$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
12 | Israel | 0.279$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=13 | Swaziland | 0.276$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=13 | Djibouti | 0.276$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
15 | Solomon Islands | 0.275$ per $1 of GDP | 1990 | ||
16 | Sweden | 0.272$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
17 | Zimbabwe | 0.266$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.261$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=18 | Vanuatu | 0.261$ per $1 of GDP | 1999 | ||
20 | Denmark | 0.259$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
21 | Iceland | 0.247$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
22 | Botswana | 0.246$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
23 | Maldives | 0.242$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
24 | Netherlands | 0.24$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
25 | Seychelles | 0.239$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
26 | France | 0.237$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
27 | Namibia | 0.234$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
28 | Saint Lucia | 0.233$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=29 | Saudi Arabia | 0.231$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=29 | Belgium | 0.231$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=31 | Morocco | 0.228$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=31 | Oman | 0.228$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=33 | Finland | 0.225$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=33 | Mauritania | 0.225$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
35 | Czech Republic | 0.223$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
36 | United Kingdom | 0.218$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
37 | Malta | 0.217$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=38 | Portugal | 0.211$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=38 | Nigeria | 0.211$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
40 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.21$ per $1 of GDP | 1998 | ||
41 | Barbados | 0.209$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 0.204$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
=42 | Norway | 0.204$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=42 | Dominica | 0.204$ per $1 of GDP | 2003 | ||
=44 | Italy | 0.203$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=44 | French Polynesia | 0.203$ per $1 of GDP | 2000 | ||
46 | South Africa | 0.202$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 0.2$ per $1 of GDP | 1984 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 0.199$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=47 | Slovakia | 0.199$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.199$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.198$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
49 | Bhutan | 0.198$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
50 | Croatia | 0.197$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 0.196$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=51 | Slovenia | 0.196$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=51 | Belarus | 0.196$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.195$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
=53 | Brazil | 0.195$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=53 | Canada | 0.195$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=55 | Poland | 0.194$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=55 | Ukraine | 0.194$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=57 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.193$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=57 | Colombia | 0.193$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
59 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.189$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 0.188$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 0.186$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
=60 | Germany | 0.186$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=60 | Bulgaria | 0.186$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=62 | Georgia | 0.184$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=62 | Grenada | 0.184$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 0.184$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 0.183$ per $1 of GDP | 1998 | |||
64 | Australia | 0.183$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=65 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.182$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=65 | Estonia | 0.182$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
67 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.181$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
68 | Japan | 0.18$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=69 | Spain | 0.178$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=69 | New Zealand | 0.178$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=69 | Fiji | 0.178$ per $1 of GDP | 2000 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 0.178$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
=72 | Latvia | 0.177$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=72 | Austria | 0.177$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.174$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 0.174$ per $1 of GDP | 1987 | |||
74 | Kenya | 0.171$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 0.171$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
=75 | Sudan | 0.17$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=75 | Bahrain | 0.17$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=75 | Somalia | 0.17$ per $1 of GDP | 1984 | ||
78 | Papua New Guinea | 0.169$ per $1 of GDP | 1999 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 0.168$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=79 | Lithuania | 0.168$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=79 | Cyprus | 0.168$ per $1 of GDP | 1999 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.168$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=81 | Malawi | 0.167$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=81 | Libya | 0.167$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
83 | Luxembourg | 0.166$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 0.165$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
84 | Russia | 0.165$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=85 | Greece | 0.164$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=85 | Uzbekistan | 0.164$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 0.162$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | |||
87 | United States | 0.158$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=88 | Yemen | 0.157$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=88 | Ireland | 0.157$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.155$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=90 | Tunisia | 0.155$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=90 | Lebanon | 0.155$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=90 | Moldova | 0.155$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
93 | Kuwait | 0.154$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=94 | Ghana | 0.153$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=94 | Jordan | 0.153$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
96 | Lesotho | 0.152$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=97 | Mongolia | 0.151$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=97 | Jamaica | 0.151$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
99 | Benin | 0.15$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
100 | Cape Verde | 0.147$ per $1 of GDP | 2003 | ||
=101 | Uganda | 0.144$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=101 | Belize | 0.144$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=101 | Mauritius | 0.144$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=101 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.144$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=101 | Puerto Rico | 0.144$ per $1 of GDP | 1991 | ||
106 | Bolivia | 0.143$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=107 | China | 0.142$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=107 | Ethiopia | 0.142$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 0.142$ per $1 of GDP | 2000 | |||
109 | South Korea | 0.141$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.14$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
110 | Tonga | 0.14$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
111 | Costa Rica | 0.138$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
112 | Honduras | 0.137$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=113 | Senegal | 0.136$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=113 | Tanzania | 0.136$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 0.135$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
115 | Syria | 0.135$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
116 | Zambia | 0.134$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=117 | Rwanda | 0.133$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=117 | Turkmenistan | 0.133$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
119 | Turkey | 0.131$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=120 | Sierra Leone | 0.129$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=120 | Malaysia | 0.129$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=122 | Egypt | 0.128$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=122 | Burkina Faso | 0.128$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=124 | Comoros | 0.122$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=124 | Iran | 0.122$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.121$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
126 | Algeria | 0.121$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
127 | The Bahamas | 0.12$ per $1 of GDP | 1987 | ||
=128 | Argentina | 0.119$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=128 | Switzerland | 0.119$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=130 | Thailand | 0.118$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=130 | Central African Republic | 0.118$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
=130 | Macau | 0.118$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
133 | Chile | 0.116$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.116$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=134 | Niger | 0.115$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=134 | Mexico | 0.115$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=134 | Qatar | 0.115$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=134 | Panama | 0.115$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=138 | India | 0.113$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=138 | United Arab Emirates | 0.113$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=138 | Venezuela | 0.113$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=138 | Ecuador | 0.113$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=142 | Kazakhstan | 0.112$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=142 | Uruguay | 0.112$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=144 | Nicaragua | 0.111$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=144 | The Gambia | 0.111$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 0.11$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 0.109$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | |||
=146 | Azerbaijan | 0.109$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=146 | Laos | 0.109$ per $1 of GDP | 1988 | ||
148 | Liberia | 0.108$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=149 | Singapore | 0.106$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=149 | Armenia | 0.106$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=151 | Paraguay | 0.104$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=151 | Cameroon | 0.104$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=153 | Mozambique | 0.103$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=153 | Hungary | 0.103$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
155 | Nepal | 0.102$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
156 | Peru | 0.101$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=157 | Mali | 0.099$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=157 | Romania | 0.099$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
159 | Dominican Republic | 0.098$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
160 | Philippines | 0.097$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=161 | El Salvador | 0.096$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=161 | Togo | 0.096$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
163 | Brunei | 0.095$ per $1 of GDP | 1983 | ||
164 | New Caledonia | 0.094$ per $1 of GDP | 1990 | ||
=165 | Albania | 0.093$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=165 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.093$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
167 | Tajikistan | 0.092$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
168 | Hong Kong | 0.088$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
169 | Afghanistan | 0.086$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
170 | Sri Lanka | 0.085$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=171 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.083$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.083$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 0.083$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
173 | Indonesia | 0.082$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
174 | Madagascar | 0.081$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
175 | Haiti | 0.08$ per $1 of GDP | 2003 | ||
176 | Pakistan | 0.078$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
177 | Gabon | 0.071$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
178 | Vietnam | 0.062$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
179 | Guatemala | 0.059$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
180 | Bangladesh | 0.055$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
181 | Guinea | 0.054$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
182 | Chad | 0.049$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
183 | Cambodia | 0.041$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 |