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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.".
CONTENTS
# |
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 |