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Eurozone Compared by Economy > Government expenditure

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.".

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Germany 655.89 billion 2009
2 France 652.58 billion 2009
3 Italy 455.4 billion 2009
4 Spain 309.49 billion 2009
5 Netherlands 225.96 billion 2009
6 Belgium 116.25 billion 2009
7 Austria 76.01 billion 2009
8 Greece 63.13 billion 2009
9 Finland 59.74 billion 2009
10 Portugal 49.18 billion 2009
11 Ireland 43.19 billion 2009
12 Slovakia 17.2 billion 2009
13 Slovenia 9.8 billion 2009
14 Luxembourg 8.82 billion 2009
15 Latvia 5.53 billion 2009
16 Cyprus 4.66 billion 2008
17 Estonia 4.23 billion 2009
18 Malta 1.44 billion 2007

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Eurozone Compared by Economy > Government expenditure

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Interesting observations about Economy > Government expenditure

  • United States ranked first for government expenditure amongst Christian countries in 2009.
  • European Union has had the highest government expenditure since 1986.
  • Germany ranked first for government expenditure amongst Europe in 2009.
  • Brazil ranked first for government expenditure amongst Hot countries in 2009.
  • China ranked first for government expenditure amongst Emerging markets in 2009.
  • France ranked first for government expenditure amongst Catholic countries in 2009.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for government expenditure amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
  • Mexico ranked first for government expenditure amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2009.
  • Japan ranked second for government expenditure amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
  • Russia ranked first for government expenditure amongst Former Soviet republics in 2009.
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