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DEFINITION: Expense (current LCU). 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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HISTORY
1 IndonesiaIndonesia 1,176.69 trillion 2011
2 IranIran 806.6 trillion 2009
3 South KoreaSouth Korea 251.89 trillion 2011
4 ColombiaColombia 103.5 trillion 2011
5 JapanJapan 92.71 trillion 2011
6 BelarusBelarus 78.19 trillion 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 64.56 trillion 2011
7 ChileChile 24.3 trillion 2011
8 LebanonLebanon 16.49 trillion 2011
9 ParaguayParaguay 15.72 trillion 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 14.29 trillion 2011
10 RussiaRussia 14.03 trillion 2011
11 IndiaIndia 13.77 trillion 2011
12 ZambiaZambia 13.32 trillion 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 12.78 trillion 2011
13 HungaryHungary 12.72 trillion 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 8.9 trillion 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 8.16 trillion 2011
14 LaosLaos 7.52 trillion 2011
15 UgandaUganda 7.41 trillion 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.46 trillion 2011
16 CambodiaCambodia 5.6 trillion 2011
17 Costa RicaCosta Rica 5.49 trillion 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 4.6 trillion 2011
18 AlgeriaAlgeria 4.31 trillion 2011
19 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.16 trillion 2011
20 United StatesUnited States 3.92 trillion 2011
21 PakistanPakistan 3.77 trillion 2012
22 MongoliaMongolia 3.17 trillion 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 2.88 trillion 2011
23 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.75 trillion 2011
24 ThailandThailand 2.17 trillion 2011
25 MadagascarMadagascar 1.89 trillion 2008
26 ChinaChina 1.78 trillion 2004
27 NigeriaNigeria 1.77 trillion 2008
28 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.73 trillion 2012
29 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.64 trillion 2010
30 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.35 trillion 2011
31 SerbiaSerbia 1.28 trillion 2011
32 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.17 trillion 2011
33 SwedenSweden 1.11 trillion 2011
34 BrazilBrazil 1.09 trillion 2011
35 South AfricaSouth Africa 968.85 billion 2011
36 FranceFrance 956.83 billion 2011
37 NorwayNorway 948.88 billion 2011
38 BangladeshBangladesh 901.49 billion 2011
39 ArmeniaArmenia 852.61 billion 2011
40 MexicoMexico 848.76 billion 2000
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 844.05 billion 2011
41 GermanyGermany 770.99 billion 2011
42 DenmarkDenmark 764.62 billion 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 756.02 billion 2011
43 CameroonCameroon 740.6 billion 1999
44 KenyaKenya 682.12 billion 2011
45 MaliMali 675.98 billion 2010
46 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 671.66 billion 2011
47 ItalyItaly 655.8 billion 2011
48 GuineaGuinea 646.56 billion 1999
49 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 628.25 billion 2011
50 IcelandIceland 590.75 billion 2011
51 PolandPoland 523.48 billion 2011
52 SenegalSenegal 520.4 billion 2001
53 AfghanistanAfghanistan 505.83 billion 2011
54 UkraineUkraine 497.53 billion 2011
55 BeninBenin 496.03 billion 2011
56 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 475.81 billion 2005
57 JamaicaJamaica 420.66 billion 2011
58 EgyptEgypt 400.22 billion 2011
59 IsraelIsrael 386.56 billion 2012
60 Hong KongHong Kong 369.22 billion 2011
61 AustraliaAustralia 366.28 billion 2011
62 BurmaBurma 344.77 billion 2005
63 CanadaCanada 317.53 billion 2011
64 SpainSpain 306.6 billion 2011
65 TurkeyTurkey 303.47 billion 2011
66 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 281.79 billion 2010
67 TogoTogo 276.18 billion 2011
68 UruguayUruguay 269.76 billion 2011
69 NetherlandsNetherlands 268.14 billion 2011
70 MoroccoMorocco 266.33 billion 2011
71 YemenYemen 257.57 billion 1999
72 NepalNepal 242.82 billion 2012
73 NigerNiger 239.47 billion 2007
74 MalaysiaMalaysia 203.77 billion 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 202.62 billion 2011
75 RomaniaRomania 196 billion 2011
76 AlbaniaAlbania 168.14 billion 2004
77 BelgiumBelgium 165.48 billion 2011
78 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 124.87 billion 2008
79 CroatiaCroatia 122.43 billion 2011
80 AustriaAustria 115.91 billion 2011
81 GreeceGreece 109.4 billion 2011
82 BurundiBurundi 94.03 billion 1999
83 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 92.62 billion 2008
84 New ZealandNew Zealand 86.06 billion 2011
85 QatarQatar 85.27 billion 2010
86 HondurasHonduras 84.91 billion 2012
87 ArgentinaArgentina 81.87 billion 2004
88 PeruPeru 81.83 billion 2011
89 VenezuelaVenezuela 76.22 billion 2005
90 PortugalPortugal 75.39 billion 2011
91 FinlandFinland 74.77 billion 2011
92 IrelandIreland 71.64 billion 2011
93 MauritiusMauritius 67.45 billion 2011
94 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 64.83 billion 2004
95 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 62.18 billion 2011
96 EthiopiaEthiopia 54.52 billion 2011
97 GuatemalaGuatemala 46.51 billion 2011
98 SingaporeSingapore 44.88 billion 2011
99 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 43.37 billion 2010
100 RwandaRwanda 40.67 billion 1992
101 MacauMacau 37.63 billion 2012
102 LithuaniaLithuania 36.12 billion 2011
103 Cape VerdeCape Verde 34.63 billion 2009
104 NicaraguaNicaragua 32.82 billion 2011
105 BotswanaBotswana 32.22 billion 2011
106 MoldovaMoldova 27.02 billion 2011
107 SlovakiaSlovakia 24.38 billion 2011
108 BulgariaBulgaria 23.73 billion 2011
109 LiberiaLiberia 23.29 billion 2011
110 BoliviaBolivia 22.47 billion 2007
111 TunisiaTunisia 21.42 billion 2011
112 United Arab EmiratesUAE 19.23 billion 1999
113 LuxembourgLuxembourg 16.3 billion 2011
114 KuwaitKuwait 15.88 billion 2011
115 SloveniaSlovenia 15.66 billion 2011
116 NamibiaNamibia 14.94 billion 2007
117 BhutanBhutan 14.26 billion 2009
118 GhanaGhana 12.65 billion 2011
119 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 10 billion 2011
120 MaldivesMaldives 9.08 billion 2011
121 OmanOman 8.09 billion 2012
122 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7.83 billion 2011
123 CyprusCyprus 7.71 billion 2011
124 VanuatuVanuatu 6.88 billion 1999
125 LesothoLesotho 6.87 billion 2008
126 GeorgiaGeorgia 6.64 billion 2012
127 JordanJordan 6.49 billion 2012
128 EstoniaEstonia 5.14 billion 2011
129 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5.05 billion 2011
130 EcuadorEcuador 4.88 billion 1994
131 LatviaLatvia 4.37 billion 2011
132 SeychellesSeychelles 4.04 billion 2012
133 SwazilandSwaziland 3.46 billion 2003
134 BarbadosBarbados 3.11 billion 2010
135 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.83 billion 1997
136 PanamaPanama 2.74 billion 2001
137 MaltaMalta 2.72 billion 2011
138 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.58 billion 2002
139 SudanSudan 2.05 billion 1999
140 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.53 billion 2011
141 FijiFiji 1.41 billion 2006
142 BahrainBahrain 1.31 billion 2007
143 TajikistanTajikistan 847.85 million 2004
144 BelizeBelize 683.41 million 2009
145 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 594.93 million 2011
146 San MarinoSan Marino 544.55 million 2011
147 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 498.5 million 2011
148 The GambiaThe Gambia 428.71 million 1990
149 GrenadaGrenada 420.77 million 2011

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Interesting observations about Labor > Expense > Current LCU

  • Indonesia has had the highest expense > current LCU since 1997.
  • All of the top 2 countries by expense > current LCU are Muslim.
  • Grenada has ranked last for expense > current LCU since 2005.
  • Iran has ranked in the top 2 for expense > current LCU since 2000.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by expense > current LCU are East Asian and Pacific.
  • South Korea has ranked in the top 3 for expense > current LCU since 1990.
  • 78 of the top 141 countries by expense > current LCU are Christian.
  • 17 of the top 29 countries by expense > current LCU are Hot countries.
  • Colombia has ranked in the top 4 for expense > current LCU since 2001.
  • 6 of the top 15 countries by expense > current LCU are Landlocked.
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