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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 |
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1 | European Union | 3.65 trillion | 2009 | ||
2 | United States | 2.43 trillion | 2009 | ||
3 | Japan | 1 trillion | 2009 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 856.62 billion | 2009 | |||
4 | Germany | 655.89 billion | 2009 | ||
5 | France | 652.58 billion | 2009 | ||
6 | China | 650.27 billion | 2009 | ||
7 | United Kingdom | 510.02 billion | 2009 | ||
8 | Italy | 455.4 billion | 2009 | ||
9 | Brazil | 327.44 billion | 2009 | ||
10 | Spain | 309.49 billion | 2009 | ||
11 | Canada | 292.14 billion | 2009 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 286.75 billion | 2009 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 260.27 billion | 2009 | |||
12 | Russia | 247.99 billion | 2009 | ||
13 | Netherlands | 225.96 billion | 2009 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 199.55 billion | 2008 | |||
14 | Australia | 176.41 billion | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 172.02 billion | 2009 | |||
15 | India | 161.36 billion | 2009 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 157.4 billion | 2008 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 152.67 billion | 2009 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 151.53 billion | 2009 | |||
16 | Belgium | 116.25 billion | 2009 | ||
17 | Sweden | 112.84 billion | 2009 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 109.7 billion | 2008 | |||
18 | Mexico | 101.81 billion | 2009 | ||
19 | Saudi Arabia | 95.49 billion | 2009 | ||
20 | Denmark | 92.58 billion | 2009 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 90.95 billion | 2009 | |||
21 | Turkey | 90.44 billion | 2009 | ||
22 | Norway | 84.78 billion | 2009 | ||
23 | Poland | 82.15 billion | 2009 | ||
24 | Austria | 76.01 billion | 2009 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 65.85 billion | 2006 | |||
25 | Greece | 63.13 billion | 2009 | ||
26 | South Africa | 59.86 billion | 2009 | ||
27 | Finland | 59.74 billion | 2009 | ||
28 | Switzerland | 55.74 billion | 2009 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 53.65 billion | 2006 | |||
29 | Indonesia | 51.95 billion | 2009 | ||
30 | Portugal | 49.18 billion | 2009 | ||
31 | Israel | 47.21 billion | 2009 | ||
32 | Argentina | 46.66 billion | 2009 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 44.86 billion | 2009 | |||
33 | Venezuela | 43.27 billion | 2009 | ||
34 | Ireland | 43.19 billion | 2009 | ||
35 | Czech Republic | 42.06 billion | 2009 | ||
36 | Colombia | 37.33 billion | 2009 | ||
37 | Thailand | 35.05 billion | 2009 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 34.54 billion | 2008 | |||
38 | Malaysia | 27.25 billion | 2009 | ||
39 | New Zealand | 25.95 billion | 2009 | ||
40 | Romania | 24.44 billion | 2009 | ||
41 | Qatar | 24.24 billion | 2009 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 23 billion | 2009 | |||
42 | Chile | 21.86 billion | 2009 | ||
43 | Ukraine | 21.77 billion | 2009 | ||
44 | Cuba | 20.95 billion | 2008 | ||
45 | United Arab Emirates | 20.75 billion | 2007 | ||
46 | Algeria | 19.55 billion | 2009 | ||
47 | Singapore | 19.45 billion | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 19.26 billion | 2009 | |||
48 | Kuwait | 18.62 billion | 2008 | ||
49 | Slovakia | 17.2 billion | 2009 | ||
50 | Philippines | 17 billion | 2009 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 16.62 billion | 2009 | |||
51 | Morocco | 16.42 billion | 2009 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 14.89 billion | 2006 | |||
52 | Hungary | 14.66 billion | 2008 | ||
53 | Kazakhstan | 13.45 billion | 2009 | ||
54 | Peru | 13.1 billion | 2009 | ||
55 | Pakistan | 13.09 billion | 2009 | ||
56 | Croatia | 12.43 billion | 2009 | ||
57 | Slovenia | 9.8 billion | 2009 | ||
58 | Lithuania | 9.1 billion | 2008 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 9.09 billion | 2006 | |||
59 | Luxembourg | 8.82 billion | 2009 | ||
60 | Oman | 8.76 billion | 2008 | ||
61 | Libya | 8.66 billion | 2008 | ||
62 | Belarus | 8.19 billion | 2009 | ||
63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8.13 billion | 2009 | ||
64 | Bulgaria | 7.92 billion | 2009 | ||
65 | Sudan | 7.58 billion | 2009 | ||
66 | Sri Lanka | 7.41 billion | 2009 | ||
67 | Syria | 7.05 billion | 2009 | ||
68 | Jordan | 5.9 billion | 2009 | ||
69 | Azerbaijan | 5.88 billion | 2009 | ||
70 | Uzbekistan | 5.71 billion | 2009 | ||
71 | Vietnam | 5.68 billion | 2009 | ||
72 | Latvia | 5.53 billion | 2009 | ||
73 | Ecuador | 5.52 billion | 2009 | ||
74 | Lebanon | 5.36 billion | 2009 | ||
75 | Tunisia | 5.19 billion | 2009 | ||
76 | Costa Rica | 4.89 billion | 2009 | ||
77 | Kenya | 4.78 billion | 2009 | ||
78 | Bangladesh | 4.7 billion | 2009 | ||
79 | Cyprus | 4.66 billion | 2008 | ||
80 | Puerto Rico | 4.64 billion | 1991 | ||
81 | Estonia | 4.23 billion | 2009 | ||
82 | Uruguay | 4.06 billion | 2009 | ||
83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.9 billion | 2009 | ||
84 | Guatemala | 3.84 billion | 2009 | ||
85 | Dominican Republic | 3.66 billion | 2009 | ||
86 | Iceland | 3.21 billion | 2009 | ||
87 | Bahrain | 2.95 billion | 2008 | ||
88 | Botswana | 2.86 billion | 2009 | ||
89 | Honduras | 2.71 billion | 2009 | ||
90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.65 billion | 2008 | ||
91 | Georgia | 2.62 billion | 2009 | ||
92 | Panama | 2.59 billion | 2009 | ||
93 | Bolivia | 2.55 billion | 2009 | ||
94 | Ghana | 2.51 billion | 2009 | ||
95 | Ethiopia | 2.34 billion | 2009 | ||
96 | Tanzania | 2.32 billion | 2006 | ||
97 | Namibia | 2.25 billion | 2009 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 2.24 billion | 2006 | |||
98 | El Salvador | 2.21 billion | 2009 | ||
99 | Brunei | 2.07 billion | 2006 | ||
100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 billion | 2009 | ||
101 | Turkmenistan | 1.98 billion | 2009 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1.97 billion | 2005 | |||
102 | Jamaica | 1.92 billion | 2009 | ||
103 | Cameroon | 1.91 billion | 2007 | ||
104 | Uganda | 1.83 billion | 2009 | ||
105 | Paraguay | 1.68 billion | 2009 | ||
106 | Malta | 1.44 billion | 2007 | ||
107 | Tajikistan | 1.41 billion | 2009 | ||
108 | Nepal | 1.4 billion | 2009 | ||
109 | Mozambique | 1.31 billion | 2009 | ||
110 | Gabon | 1.29 billion | 2009 | ||
111 | Burkina Faso | 1.27 billion | 2006 | ||
112 | Mauritius | 1.26 billion | 2009 | ||
113 | Moldova | 1.2 billion | 2009 | ||
114 | Congo, Republic of the | 1.17 billion | 2009 | ||
115 | Albania | 1.16 billion | 2009 | ||
116 | Senegal | 1.12 billion | 2009 | ||
117 | Chad | 1.07 billion | 2009 | ||
118 | Afghanistan | 1.06 billion | 2008 | ||
119 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.04 billion | 2009 | ||
120 | Zambia | 1.02 billion | 2009 | ||
121 | The Bahamas | 976.05 million | 2007 | ||
122 | Armenia | 974.95 million | 2009 | ||
123 | Zimbabwe | 929.58 million | 2005 | ||
124 | Papua New Guinea | 843.99 million | 2009 | ||
125 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 835.9 million | 2009 | ||
126 | Swaziland | 811.02 million | 2009 | ||
127 | Lesotho | 795.02 million | 2009 | ||
128 | Cambodia | 786.11 million | 2009 | ||
129 | Mali | 735.28 million | 2007 | ||
130 | Nicaragua | 731.6 million | 2009 | ||
131 | French Polynesia | 699.17 million | 2000 | ||
132 | Malawi | 657.41 million | 2009 | ||
133 | Barbados | 646.75 million | 2005 | ||
134 | Benin | 642.88 million | 2005 | ||
135 | Mauritania | 531.29 million | 2007 | ||
136 | Fiji | 530.11 million | 2008 | ||
137 | Rwanda | 493.02 million | 2009 | ||
138 | Laos | 453.93 million | 2008 | ||
139 | Haiti | 446.46 million | 2006 | ||
140 | Eritrea | 431.78 million | 2007 | ||
141 | Suriname | 418.71 million | 2005 | ||
142 | Niger | 390.73 million | 2005 | ||
143 | Madagascar | 376.84 million | 2009 | ||
144 | Equatorial Guinea | 356.3 million | 2009 | ||
145 | Guinea | 326.93 million | 2009 | ||
146 | Cape Verde | 321.65 million | 2009 | ||
147 | Guyana | 296.8 million | 2008 | ||
148 | Bhutan | 277.54 million | 2009 | ||
149 | Sierra Leone | 267.28 million | 2009 | ||
150 | Burundi | 264.28 million | 2006 | ||
151 | New Caledonia | 237.76 million | 1990 | ||
152 | Togo | 231.56 million | 2007 | ||
153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 219.25 million | 2009 | ||
154 | Belize | 215.2 million | 2008 | ||
155 | Djibouti | 212.95 million | 2007 | ||
156 | Saint Lucia | 207.84 million | 2009 | ||
157 | Solomon Islands | 179.01 million | 2006 | ||
158 | Maldives | 166.72 million | 2005 | ||
159 | Liberia | 162.2 million | 2008 | ||
160 | Somalia | 133.83 million | 1984 | ||
161 | Grenada | 121.14 million | 2009 | ||
162 | The Gambia | 116.92 million | 2009 | ||
163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 116.35 million | 2009 | ||
164 | East Timor | 111.3 million | 2000 | ||
165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 106.7 million | 2009 | ||
166 | Seychelles | 93.29 million | 2009 | ||
167 | Vanuatu | 91.12 million | 2007 | ||
168 | Central African Republic | 89.54 million | 2009 | ||
169 | Dominica | 68.28 million | 2009 | ||
170 | Comoros | 65.15 million | 2009 | ||
171 | Tonga | 61.16 million | 2009 | ||
172 | Mongolia | 58.88 million | 2009 | ||
173 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.14 million | 2002 | ||
174 | Kiribati | 18.39 million | 1992 |
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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.