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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Belarus & United States

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  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Expense > % of GDP: 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."
  • 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."
  • Goods and services expense > % of expense: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Goods and services expense > Current LCU: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Other expense > % of expense: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Other expense > Current LCU: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
STAT Belarus United States HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 10.14%
Ranked 79th.
12.08%
Ranked 75th. 19% more than Belarus

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 4.47 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United States
399.42 billion
Ranked 14th.

Expense > % of GDP 33.95%
Ranked 29th. 31% more than United States
25.94%
Ranked 2nd.

Expense > Current LCU 44.06 trillion
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than United States
3.7 trillion
Ranked 1st.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 11.85%
Ranked 51st.
15.67%
Ranked 32nd. 32% more than Belarus

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 5.22 trillion
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than United States
518.29 billion
Ranked 9th.

Interest payments > % of expense 1.57%
Ranked 76th.
7.31%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Belarus

Interest payments > % of revenue 1.37%
Ranked 75th.
11.93%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Belarus

Interest payments > Current LCU 693.2 billion
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
270.49 billion
Ranked 1st.

Other expense > % of expense 7.32%
Ranked 30th.
26.91%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Belarus

Other expense > Current LCU 3.22 trillion
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
995.12 billion
Ranked 1st.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 69.12%
Ranked 12th.
69.14%
Ranked 1st. The same as Belarus

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 30.46 trillion
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than United States
2.56 trillion
Ranked 1st.

SOURCES: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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