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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.".
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Indonesia | 386.94 trillion | 2004 | ||
2 | Colombia | 75.23 trillion | 2003 | ||
3 | Japan | 63.87 trillion | 1990 | ||
4 | Belarus | 44.06 trillion | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 21.05 trillion | 2004 | |||
5 | Chile | 17.42 trillion | 2008 | ||
6 | Lebanon | 13.41 trillion | 2008 | ||
7 | Hungary | 11.98 trillion | 2008 | ||
8 | Paraguay | 11.61 trillion | 2008 | ||
9 | Zambia | 10.48 trillion | 2007 | ||
10 | Russia | 8.89 trillion | 2008 | ||
11 | India | 8.6 trillion | 2008 | ||
12 | Laos | 4.24 trillion | 2007 | ||
13 | Uganda | 3.74 trillion | 2008 | ||
14 | United States | 3.7 trillion | 2009 | ||
15 | Costa Rica | 3.51 trillion | 2008 | ||
16 | Algeria | 2.57 trillion | 2008 | ||
17 | Cambodia | 2.56 trillion | 2006 | ||
18 | China | 2.41 trillion | 2006 | ||
19 | Kazakhstan | 2.37 trillion | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 2.33 trillion | 2008 | |||
20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.88 trillion | 2008 | ||
21 | Thailand | 1.66 trillion | 2008 | ||
22 | Mongolia | 1.61 trillion | 2008 | ||
23 | Madagascar | 1.55 trillion | 2007 | ||
24 | Pakistan | 1.42 trillion | 2007 | ||
25 | Philippines | 1.27 trillion | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 1.26 trillion | 2006 | |||
26 | Czech Republic | 1.26 trillion | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.13 trillion | 2008 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.07 trillion | 2008 | |||
27 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.04 trillion | 2008 | ||
28 | Sweden | 1.02 trillion | 2008 | ||
29 | France | 870.97 billion | 2008 | ||
30 | Mexico | 848.76 billion | 2000 | ||
31 | Sri Lanka | 847.37 billion | 2008 | ||
32 | Congo, Republic of the | 795.96 billion | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 786.11 billion | 2008 | |||
33 | Norway | 781.2 billion | 2008 | ||
34 | Armenia | 754.31 billion | 2008 | ||
35 | Brazil | 723.08 billion | 2008 | ||
36 | Germany | 717.25 billion | 2008 | ||
37 | South Africa | 706.66 billion | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 706.22 billion | 2008 | |||
38 | Sierra Leone | 688.09 billion | 2004 | ||
39 | Iceland | 656.12 billion | 2008 | ||
40 | Denmark | 637.2 billion | 2008 | ||
41 | Italy | 631.13 billion | 2008 | ||
42 | United Kingdom | 617.96 billion | 2008 | ||
43 | Bangladesh | 592.77 billion | 2008 | ||
44 | Mali | 537.69 billion | 2008 | ||
45 | Senegal | 520.4 billion | 2001 | ||
46 | Burkina Faso | 455.19 billion | 2008 | ||
47 | Kenya | 450.78 billion | 2008 | ||
48 | Poland | 449.26 billion | 2008 | ||
49 | Cameroon | 447.94 billion | 1994 | ||
50 | Benin | 446.53 billion | 2008 | ||
51 | Ukraine | 353.75 billion | 2008 | ||
52 | Jamaica | 353.49 billion | 2008 | ||
53 | Burma | 344.77 billion | 2005 | ||
54 | Israel | 295.19 billion | 2008 | ||
55 | Australia | 287.94 billion | 2008 | ||
56 | Spain | 287.71 billion | 2008 | ||
57 | Canada | 283.79 billion | 2008 | ||
58 | Guinea | 279.48 billion | 1992 | ||
59 | Netherlands | 241.33 billion | 2008 | ||
60 | Niger | 239.47 billion | 2007 | ||
61 | Turkey | 216.87 billion | 2008 | ||
62 | Morocco | 207.04 billion | 2008 | ||
63 | Dominican Republic | 201.76 billion | 2007 | ||
64 | Togo | 196.14 billion | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 192.13 billion | 2008 | |||
65 | Romania | 170.19 billion | 2008 | ||
66 | Uruguay | 162.87 billion | 2008 | ||
67 | Belgium | 146.39 billion | 2008 | ||
68 | Afghanistan | 124.65 billion | 2008 | ||
69 | Croatia | 118.69 billion | 2008 | ||
70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 114.13 billion | 2001 | ||
71 | Greece | 111.05 billion | 2008 | ||
72 | Austria | 108.3 billion | 2008 | ||
73 | Burundi | 94.03 billion | 1999 | ||
74 | Switzerland | 90.3 billion | 2007 | ||
75 | Nepal | 88.78 billion | 2005 | ||
76 | Argentina | 81.87 billion | 2004 | ||
77 | Malaysia | 79.37 billion | 2003 | ||
78 | Estonia | 78.09 billion | 2008 | ||
79 | Venezuela | 76.22 billion | 2005 | ||
80 | Portugal | 71.34 billion | 2008 | ||
81 | Ireland | 67.55 billion | 2008 | ||
82 | Central African Republic | 64.83 billion | 2004 | ||
83 | Finland | 64.68 billion | 2008 | ||
84 | Peru | 62.42 billion | 2008 | ||
85 | Qatar | 59.56 billion | 2008 | ||
86 | New Zealand | 58.45 billion | 2007 | ||
87 | Honduras | 57.86 billion | 2008 | ||
88 | Mauritius | 51.26 billion | 2008 | ||
89 | Rwanda | 40.67 billion | 1992 | ||
90 | Singapore | 39.73 billion | 2008 | ||
91 | Lithuania | 35.06 billion | 2008 | ||
92 | Guatemala | 34.56 billion | 2008 | ||
93 | Zimbabwe | 34.32 billion | 1997 | ||
94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.57 billion | 2007 | ||
95 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.5 billion | 2008 | ||
96 | Cape Verde | 30.89 billion | 2008 | ||
97 | Bolivia | 22.47 billion | 2007 | ||
98 | Slovakia | 20.75 billion | 2008 | ||
99 | Moldova | 20.63 billion | 2008 | ||
100 | Bulgaria | 20.62 billion | 2008 | ||
101 | United Arab Emirates | 19.23 billion | 1999 | ||
102 | Kuwait | 18.04 billion | 2009 | ||
103 | Tunisia | 15.75 billion | 2009 | ||
104 | Namibia | 14.94 billion | 2007 | ||
105 | Bhutan | 14.26 billion | 2009 | ||
106 | Slovenia | 13.88 billion | 2008 | ||
107 | Ethiopia | 13.76 billion | 2002 | ||
108 | Luxembourg | 13.48 billion | 2008 | ||
109 | Nicaragua | 12.04 billion | 2001 | ||
110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.61 billion | 2008 | ||
111 | Maldives | 7.94 billion | 2008 | ||
112 | Cyprus | 7.15 billion | 2008 | ||
113 | Vanuatu | 6.88 billion | 1999 | ||
114 | Lesotho | 6.87 billion | 2008 | ||
115 | Ghana | 6.2 billion | 2008 | ||
116 | Georgia | 5.55 billion | 2008 | ||
117 | Jordan | 5.51 billion | 2008 | ||
118 | Ecuador | 4.88 billion | 1994 | ||
119 | Latvia | 4.77 billion | 2008 | ||
120 | Botswana | 4.67 billion | 1996 | ||
121 | El Salvador | 4.09 billion | 2008 | ||
122 | Swaziland | 3.52 billion | 2003 | ||
123 | Panama | 2.74 billion | 2001 | ||
124 | Barbados | 2.73 billion | 2007 | ||
125 | Seychelles | 2.63 billion | 2008 | ||
126 | Papua New Guinea | 2.58 billion | 2002 | ||
127 | Malta | 2.53 billion | 2008 | ||
128 | Oman | 2.07 billion | 2001 | ||
129 | Sudan | 2.05 billion | 1999 | ||
130 | Fiji | 1.41 billion | 2006 | ||
131 | The Bahamas | 1.39 billion | 2008 | ||
132 | Bahrain | 1.04 billion | 2005 | ||
133 | Tajikistan | 847.85 million | 2004 | ||
134 | Azerbaijan | 717.63 million | 1999 | ||
135 | Netherlands Antilles | 543.8 million | 1995 | ||
136 | San Marino | 457.32 million | 2006 | ||
137 | The Gambia | 428.71 million | 1990 | ||
138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 398.88 million | 2006 | ||
139 | Belize | 247.43 million | 1997 | ||
140 | Grenada | 159.82 million | 1995 |