×

Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 United States $3.54 trillion 2013
2 Japan $2.58 trillion 2012
3 China $1.99 trillion 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) $1.74 trillion 2012
4 Germany $1.53 trillion 2012
5 France $1.49 trillion 2012
6 United Kingdom $1.19 trillion 2012
7 Italy $1.02 trillion 2012
8 Brazil $822.10 billion 2012
9 Canada $748.90 billion 2012
Non-religious countries average (profile) $663.79 billion 2012
10 Spain $623.90 billion 2012
11 Australia $556.10 billion 2012
High income OECD countries average (profile) $526.90 billion 2012
12 Russia $418.00 billion 2012
13 Netherlands $389.40 billion 2012
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) $378.28 billion 2012
Eurozone average (profile) $357.69 billion 2012
NATO countries average (profile) $317.41 billion 2012
Cold countries average (profile) $308.99 billion 2012
European Union average (profile) $299.70 billion 2012
14 Mexico $297.70 billion 2012
15 Sweden $273.30 billion 2012
16 Belgium $266.50 billion 2012
17 India $263.80 billion 2012
18 South Korea $260.10 billion 2012
19 Saudi Arabia $234.80 billion 2012
20 Norway $216.50 billion 2012
Emerging markets average (profile) $215.15 billion 2012
21 Switzerland $212.10 billion 2013
Europe average (profile) $211.23 billion 2012
22 Turkey $201.50 billion 2012
23 Austria $198.60 billion 2012
24 Denmark $187.00 billion 2012
25 Venezuela $165.30 billion 2012
26 Indonesia $162.80 billion 2012
Christian countries average (profile) $147.35 billion 2012
Catholic countries average (profile) $145.99 billion 2012
27 Finland $139.10 billion 2013
28 Greece $136.80 billion 2012
29 Argentina $133.60 billion 2012
Former British colonies average (profile) $130.59 billion 2012
30 South Africa $117.80 billion 2012
31 United Arab Emirates $109.40 billion 2012
32 Colombia $106.10 billion 2012
33 Portugal $101.00 billion 2012
34 Poland $97.65 billion 2012
35 Iran $92.63 billion 2012
36 Algeria $92.47 billion 2012
OPEC countries average (profile) $90.65 billion 2012
37 Taiwan $90.42 billion 2012
38 Czech Republic $89.59 billion 2012
39 Ireland $88.79 billion 2012
40 Iraq $88.33 billion 2012
41 Thailand $88.08 billion 2012
Religious countries average (profile) $85.95 billion 2012
42 Malaysia $80.89 billion 2012
43 Egypt $77.71 billion 2012
44 New Zealand $76.37 billion 2012
45 Israel $73.65 billion 2012
South Asia average (profile) $66.04 billion 2012
46 Ukraine $63.37 billion 2013
47 Hungary $60.68 billion 2012
48 Romania $59.95 billion 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) $58.22 billion 2012
49 Kuwait $58.08 billion 2012
50 Peru $57.90 billion 2012
51 Chile $57.38 billion 2012
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) $57.21 billion 2012
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) $51.77 billion 2012
Eastern Europe average (profile) $50.94 billion 2012
52 Cuba $50.45 billion 2012
53 Hong Kong $49.79 billion 2012
54 Qatar $48.96 billion 2012
55 Vietnam $45.38 billion 2012
56 Kazakhstan $44.96 billion 2012
57 Angola $44.23 billion 2012
Former Soviet republics average (profile) $42.37 billion 2012
58 Pakistan $42.15 billion 2012
59 Philippines $42.10 billion 2012
Hot countries average (profile) $40.01 billion 2012
60 Singapore $37.83 billion 2013
Muslim countries average (profile) $36.50 billion 2012
61 Ecuador $35.48 billion 2012
62 Oman $35.25 billion 2012
63 Libya $35.08 billion 2012
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) $34.66 billion 2012
South and Central Asia average (profile) $34.44 billion 2012
64 Slovakia $34.40 billion 2012
65 Morocco $33.32 billion 2012
66 Nigeria $27.87 billion 2012
67 Luxembourg $24.53 billion 2012
68 Croatia $23.42 billion 2012
69 Belarus $21.96 billion 2012
70 Azerbaijan $21.77 billion 2012
71 Slovenia $20.73 billion 2012
72 Bangladesh $19.69 billion 2012
73 Serbia and Montenegro $18.48 billion 2010
74 Serbia $18.41 billion 2013
75 Bulgaria $18.28 billion 2012
76 Uzbekistan $16.52 billion 2012
77 Uruguay $15.63 billion 2012
failed states average (profile) $15.47 billion 2012
78 Lithuania $15.27 billion 2012
79 Ghana $14.13 billion 2012
80 Lebanon $13.32 billion 2012
81 Tunisia $13.07 billion 2012
82 Syria $12.59 billion 2012
83 Bolivia $12.17 billion 2012
84 Dominican Republic $12.09 billion 2012
85 Sri Lanka $11.70 billion 2012
86 Yemen $10.97 billion 2012
Former French colonies average (profile) $10.42 billion 2012
87 Latvia $9.98 billion 2012
88 Panama $9.84 billion 2012
89 Jordan $9.68 billion 2012
90 Puerto Rico $9.60 billion 2003
91 Kenya $9.48 billion 2012
92 Sudan $9.09 billion 2012
93 Bosnia and Herzegovina $8.71 billion 2012
94 Bahrain $8.67 billion 2012
95 Costa Rica $8.50 billion 2012
96 Estonia $8.21 billion 2012
97 Trinidad and Tobago $7.93 billion 2012
98 Ethiopia $7.54 billion 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) $7.22 billion 2012
99 Guatemala $7.06 billion 2012
100 Tanzania $6.71 billion 2012
101 Equatorial Guinea $6.58 billion 2012
102 Iceland $6.35 billion 2012
103 Cote d'Ivoire $5.99 billion 2012
104 Cameroon $5.73 billion 2012
105 Democratic Republic of the Congo $5.54 billion 2012
106 El Salvador $5.43 billion 2012
107 Botswana $5.39 billion 2012
108 Zambia $5.25 billion 2012
109 Brunei $5.12 billion 2012
110 Paraguay $5.11 billion 2012
111 Congo, Republic of the $4.95 billion 2012
112 Georgia $4.91 billion 2012
113 Namibia $4.88 billion 2012
114 Papua New Guinea $4.77 billion 2012
115 Macau $4.73 billion 2012
116 Mozambique $4.71 billion 2012
117 Nepal $4.70 billion 2012
118 Turkmenistan $4.67 billion 2012
119 Gabon $4.62 billion 2012
120 Jamaica $4.50 billion 2012
121 Burma $4.49 billion 2012
122 Honduras $4.17 billion 2012
123 Senegal $4.09 billion 2012
124 Mongolia $4.09 billion 2012
125 Afghanistan $3.97 billion 2012
126 Malta $3.82 billion 2012
127 Uganda $3.70 billion 2012
128 Albania $3.48 billion 2012
129 North Korea $3.30 billion 2007
130 Republic of Macedonia $3.25 billion 2012
=131 Gaza Strip $3.20 billion 2013
=131 West Bank $3.20 billion 2013
133 Chad $2.98 billion 2012
134 Moldova $2.90 billion 2012
135 Burkina Faso $2.85 billion 2012
136 Cambodia $2.82 billion 2012
137 Nicaragua $2.75 billion 2012
138 Mauritius $2.66 billion 2012
139 Armenia $2.49 billion 2012
140 Kyrgyzstan $2.28 billion 2012
141 Haiti $2.28 billion 2012
142 Laos $2.25 billion 2012
143 Kosovo $2.06 billion 2011
144 The Bahamas $2.04 billion 2012
145 Tajikistan $2.00 billion 2012
146 Mali $1.95 billion 2012
147 Madagascar $1.93 billion 2012
148 Niger $1.87 billion 2012
149 Rwanda $1.78 billion 2012
150 Greenland $1.68 billion 2010
151 East Timor $1.60 billion 2012
152 Benin $1.60 billion 2012
153 Montenegro $1.58 billion 2012
154 Lesotho $1.54 billion 2012
155 Barbados $1.51 billion 2012
156 Guinea $1.48 billion 2012
157 Mauritania $1.45 billion 2012
158 Swaziland $1.44 billion 2012
159 Liechtenstein $1.37 billion 2011
160 Malawi $1.36 billion 2012
161 Faroe Islands $1.30 billion 2013
162 Monaco $1.20 billion 2011
163 Eritrea $1.19 billion 2012
164 Fiji $1.13 billion 2012
165 Bermuda $1.11 billion 2012
166 Zimbabwe $1.09 billion 2013
167 Guam $1.08 billion 2011
168 New Caledonia $1.07 billion 2001
169 Netherlands Antilles $949.50 million 2004
170 Isle of Man $943.00 million 2006
171 Suriname $939.70 million 2010
172 Maldives $917.00 million 2012
173 Togo $905.30 million 2012
174 Burundi $880.30 million 2012
175 Jersey $851.00 million 2005
176 Guyana $838.50 million 2012
177 Virgin Islands $837.00 million 2009
178 Aruba $815.30 million 2012
179 Sierra Leone $773.50 million 2012
180 Cayman Islands $741.80 million 2012
181 San Marino $694.70 million 2011
182 Guadeloupe $680.10 million 2002
183 Bhutan $651.20 million 2013
184 French Polynesia $644.10 million 1999
185 Cape Verde $625.70 million 2012
186 Reunion $554.70 million 1998
187 Guernsey $530.90 million 2005
188 Djibouti $503.00 million 2012
189 Andorra $502.00 million 2012
190 Gibraltar $452.30 million 2008
191 Belize $450.00 million 2012
192 Liberia $427.10 million 2012
193 Seychelles $415.40 million 2012
194 Turks and Caicos Islands $408.90 million 2012
195 Mayotte $394.00 million 2005
196 Solomon Islands $391.60 million 2012
197 Central African Republic $356.90 million 2012
198 Holy See (Vatican City) $326.40 million 2011
199 Northern Mariana Islands $318.20 million 2011
200 Martinique $317.50 million 1996
201 British Virgin Islands $300.00 million 2012
202 The Gambia $271.20 million 2012
203 Samoa $263.90 million 2012
204 Antigua and Barbuda $248.70 million 2012
205 Saint Lucia $222.20 million 2011
206 Grenada $215.90 million 2009
207 Saint Kitts and Nevis $197.00 million 2012
208 Dominica $188.90 million 2012
209 American Samoa $183.60 million 2007
210 Vanuatu $182.80 million 2012
211 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $181.50 million 2012
212 Comoros $155.90 million 2012
213 Guinea-Bissau $153.40 million 2012
214 French Guiana $135.50 million 1996
215 Sao Tome and Principe $116.70 million 2012
216 Tonga $116.30 million 2012
217 Kiribati $107.10 million 2010
218 Marshall Islands $104.70 million 2009
219 Federated States of Micronesia $102.00 million 2011
220 Palau $94.30 million 2010
221 Anguilla $78.37 million 2012
222 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) $75.30 million 2010
223 Cook Islands $69.05 million 2006
224 Saint Pierre and Miquelon $60.00 million 1996
225 Montserrat $41.48 million 2012
226 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha $25.46 million 2013
227 Saint Helena $25.14 million 2011
228 Tuvalu $23.05 million 2006
229 Niue $16.33 million 2005
230 Nauru $13.50 million 2005
231 Svalbard $11.50 million 1998
232 Norfolk Island $4.80 million 2010
233 Tokelau $2.80 million 1987
234 Pitcairn Islands $1.03 million 2010
235 Wallis and Futuna $31,330.00 2004

Citation

Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Countries Compared Map

NationMaster

Statistics for Economy > Budget > Expenditures

Agriculture

Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.

TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more

Background

What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.

TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more

Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more

Crime

No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.

TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more

Disasters

The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...

TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more

Economy

This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.

TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more

Education

Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.

TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.

TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more

Environment

How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.

TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more

Geography

All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.

TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more

Government

This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.

TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more

Health

Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.

TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more

Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.

TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more

Language

What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..

TOP STATS: Languages, Major language(s), French status and 21 more

Lifestyle

Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.

TOP STATS: Quality of life index, Happiness level > Very happy, Happiness net and 110 more

Media

Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.

TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more

Military

Want to know the size of the army in Iran? The number of tanks in Germany? Want to compare the weapon holdings in North and South Korea? Worried about the WMDs world over? Need to know the exact number of countries who have signed terrorism conventions? Or just curious about the coalition forces in the Gulf War? We've tried to collect all details available in the public domain for you here.

TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more

People

Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.

TOP STATS: Population, Age distribution > Population aged 0-14, Population > Population growth, past and future and 1058 more

Religion

Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.

TOP STATS: Religions, Religions > All, Major religion(s) and 111 more

Sports

Who scored the maximum medals in the olympics? What about the summer and winter olympics? What are the latest FIFA rankings? Which country has the maximum number of Mt. Everest ascents? Get all the answers in this sports section.

TOP STATS: Chess > GrandMasters, Chess > GrandMasters per million, Winter olympic medals > All time and 508 more

Terrorism

This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.

TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more

Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more

Travel

TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more

Weather

TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more

Interesting observations about Economy > Budget > Expenditures

  • United States has had the highest budget > expenditures since 2002.
  • All of the top 2 countries by budget > expenditures are Heavily indebted.
  • All of the top 2 countries by budget > expenditures are High income OECD.
  • All of the top 2 countries by budget > expenditures are G7.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by budget > expenditures are East Asian and Pacific.
  • 8 of the top 11 countries by budget > expenditures are Christian.
  • Japan has ranked in the top 2 for budget > expenditures since 2003.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by budget > expenditures are Cold countries'.
  • Wallis and Futuna has ranked last for budget > expenditures since 1998.
  • 115 of the top 231 countries by budget > expenditures are Hot countries.
Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×