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Government > Spending > Expense > Current LCU: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.".

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndonesiaIndonesia 386.94 trillion 2004
2 ColombiaColombia 75.23 trillion 2003
3 JapanJapan 63.87 trillion 1990
4 BelarusBelarus 44.06 trillion 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 21.05 trillion 2004
5 ChileChile 17.42 trillion 2008
6 LebanonLebanon 13.41 trillion 2008
7 HungaryHungary 11.98 trillion 2008
8 ParaguayParaguay 11.61 trillion 2008
9 ZambiaZambia 10.48 trillion 2007
10 RussiaRussia 8.89 trillion 2008
11 IndiaIndia 8.6 trillion 2008
12 LaosLaos 4.24 trillion 2007
13 UgandaUganda 3.74 trillion 2008
14 United StatesUnited States 3.7 trillion 2009
15 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3.51 trillion 2008
16 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.57 trillion 2008
17 CambodiaCambodia 2.56 trillion 2006
18 ChinaChina 2.41 trillion 2006
19 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.37 trillion 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 2.33 trillion 2008
20 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.88 trillion 2008
21 ThailandThailand 1.66 trillion 2008
22 MongoliaMongolia 1.61 trillion 2008
23 MadagascarMadagascar 1.55 trillion 2007
24 PakistanPakistan 1.42 trillion 2007
25 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.27 trillion 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.26 trillion 2006
26 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.26 trillion 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.13 trillion 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.07 trillion 2008
27 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 1.04 trillion 2008
28 SwedenSweden 1.02 trillion 2008
29 FranceFrance 870.97 billion 2008
30 MexicoMexico 848.76 billion 2000
31 Sri LankaSri Lanka 847.37 billion 2008
32 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 795.96 billion 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 786.11 billion 2008
33 NorwayNorway 781.2 billion 2008
34 ArmeniaArmenia 754.31 billion 2008
35 BrazilBrazil 723.08 billion 2008
36 GermanyGermany 717.25 billion 2008
37 South AfricaSouth Africa 706.66 billion 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 706.22 billion 2008
38 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 688.09 billion 2004
39 IcelandIceland 656.12 billion 2008
40 DenmarkDenmark 637.2 billion 2008
41 ItalyItaly 631.13 billion 2008
42 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 617.96 billion 2008
43 BangladeshBangladesh 592.77 billion 2008
44 MaliMali 537.69 billion 2008
45 SenegalSenegal 520.4 billion 2001
46 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 455.19 billion 2008
47 KenyaKenya 450.78 billion 2008
48 PolandPoland 449.26 billion 2008
49 CameroonCameroon 447.94 billion 1994
50 BeninBenin 446.53 billion 2008
51 UkraineUkraine 353.75 billion 2008
52 JamaicaJamaica 353.49 billion 2008
53 BurmaBurma 344.77 billion 2005
54 IsraelIsrael 295.19 billion 2008
55 AustraliaAustralia 287.94 billion 2008
56 SpainSpain 287.71 billion 2008
57 CanadaCanada 283.79 billion 2008
58 GuineaGuinea 279.48 billion 1992
59 NetherlandsNetherlands 241.33 billion 2008
60 NigerNiger 239.47 billion 2007
61 TurkeyTurkey 216.87 billion 2008
62 MoroccoMorocco 207.04 billion 2008
63 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 201.76 billion 2007
64 TogoTogo 196.14 billion 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 192.13 billion 2008
65 RomaniaRomania 170.19 billion 2008
66 UruguayUruguay 162.87 billion 2008
67 BelgiumBelgium 146.39 billion 2008
68 AfghanistanAfghanistan 124.65 billion 2008
69 CroatiaCroatia 118.69 billion 2008
70 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 114.13 billion 2001
71 GreeceGreece 111.05 billion 2008
72 AustriaAustria 108.3 billion 2008
73 BurundiBurundi 94.03 billion 1999
74 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 90.3 billion 2007
75 NepalNepal 88.78 billion 2005
76 ArgentinaArgentina 81.87 billion 2004
77 MalaysiaMalaysia 79.37 billion 2003
78 EstoniaEstonia 78.09 billion 2008
79 VenezuelaVenezuela 76.22 billion 2005
80 PortugalPortugal 71.34 billion 2008
81 IrelandIreland 67.55 billion 2008
82 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 64.83 billion 2004
83 FinlandFinland 64.68 billion 2008
84 PeruPeru 62.42 billion 2008
85 QatarQatar 59.56 billion 2008
86 New ZealandNew Zealand 58.45 billion 2007
87 HondurasHonduras 57.86 billion 2008
88 MauritiusMauritius 51.26 billion 2008
89 RwandaRwanda 40.67 billion 1992
90 SingaporeSingapore 39.73 billion 2008
91 LithuaniaLithuania 35.06 billion 2008
92 GuatemalaGuatemala 34.56 billion 2008
93 ZimbabweZimbabwe 34.32 billion 1997
94 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 33.57 billion 2007
95 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 31.5 billion 2008
96 Cape VerdeCape Verde 30.89 billion 2008
97 BoliviaBolivia 22.47 billion 2007
98 SlovakiaSlovakia 20.75 billion 2008
99 MoldovaMoldova 20.63 billion 2008
100 BulgariaBulgaria 20.62 billion 2008
101 United Arab EmiratesUAE 19.23 billion 1999
102 KuwaitKuwait 18.04 billion 2009
103 TunisiaTunisia 15.75 billion 2009
104 NamibiaNamibia 14.94 billion 2007
105 BhutanBhutan 14.26 billion 2009
106 SloveniaSlovenia 13.88 billion 2008
107 EthiopiaEthiopia 13.76 billion 2002
108 LuxembourgLuxembourg 13.48 billion 2008
109 NicaraguaNicaragua 12.04 billion 2001
110 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 9.61 billion 2008
111 MaldivesMaldives 7.94 billion 2008
112 CyprusCyprus 7.15 billion 2008
113 VanuatuVanuatu 6.88 billion 1999
114 LesothoLesotho 6.87 billion 2008
115 GhanaGhana 6.2 billion 2008
116 GeorgiaGeorgia 5.55 billion 2008
117 JordanJordan 5.51 billion 2008
118 EcuadorEcuador 4.88 billion 1994
119 LatviaLatvia 4.77 billion 2008
120 BotswanaBotswana 4.67 billion 1996
121 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.09 billion 2008
122 SwazilandSwaziland 3.52 billion 2003
123 PanamaPanama 2.74 billion 2001
124 BarbadosBarbados 2.73 billion 2007
125 SeychellesSeychelles 2.63 billion 2008
126 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.58 billion 2002
127 MaltaMalta 2.53 billion 2008
128 OmanOman 2.07 billion 2001
129 SudanSudan 2.05 billion 1999
130 FijiFiji 1.41 billion 2006
131 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.39 billion 2008
132 BahrainBahrain 1.04 billion 2005
133 TajikistanTajikistan 847.85 million 2004
134 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 717.63 million 1999
135 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 543.8 million 1995
136 San MarinoSan Marino 457.32 million 2006
137 The GambiaThe Gambia 428.71 million 1990
138 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 398.88 million 2006
139 BelizeBelize 247.43 million 1997
140 GrenadaGrenada 159.82 million 1995

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