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Economy > Budget > Expenditures > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Holy See (Vatican City) $433,009.71 per capita 2008
2 Luxembourg $44,035.05 per capita 2010
3 Norway $34,291.82 per capita 2007
4 Denmark $28,675.30 per capita 2007
5 Iceland $28,489.95 per capita 2007
6 Monaco $28,326.15 per capita 2005
7 Greenland $26,799.66 per capita 2007
8 Sweden $25,855.13 per capita 2007
9 Switzerland $25,222.64 per capita 2011
10 San Marino $24,010.71 per capita 2004
11 Liechtenstein $23,769.49 per capita 2008
12 Faroe Islands $23,581.78 per capita 2006
13 Ireland $22,501.35 per capita 2007
14 Austria $21,939.60 per capita 2007
15 Finland $21,762.12 per capita 2007
16 Netherlands $21,513.99 per capita 2007
17 Belgium $21,265.90 per capita 2007
18 United Kingdom $20,386.26 per capita 2007
19 France $19,840.26 per capita 2006
20 Marshall Islands $19,200.94 per capita 2008
21 Pitcairn Islands $18,683.38 per capita 2003
22 Germany $17,633.28 per capita 2007
23 Qatar $17,500.09 per capita 2010
24 Italy $17,187.22 per capita 2010
25 Canada $16,657.61 per capita 2007
High income OECD countries average (profile) $16,252.71 per capita 2007
26 Gibraltar $16,152.42 per capita 2008
Eurozone average (profile) $15,847.32 per capita 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) $15,628.34 per capita 2007
27 Australia $15,454.50 per capita 2007
28 Kuwait $13,927.66 per capita 2010
European Union average (profile) $13,814.20 per capita 2007
29 Spain $13,758.34 per capita 2007
NATO countries average (profile) $13,106.80 per capita 2007
30 New Zealand $12,998.78 per capita 2007
31 Japan $12,296.61 per capita 2007
32 Greece $11,591.32 per capita 2007
Non-religious countries average (profile) $11,365.56 per capita 2007
Cold countries average (profile) $11,229.97 per capita 2007
33 Brunei $10,488.47 per capita 2008
34 Equatorial Guinea $9,977.14 per capita 2010
Europe average (profile) $9,824.70 per capita 2005
35 Portugal $9,574.52 per capita 2007
36 Slovenia $9,476.20 per capita 2007
37 Jersey $9,371.01 per capita 2005
38 Bermuda $9,114.85 per capita 2003
39 United States $9,065.55 per capita 2007
40 Cayman Islands $8,922.73 per capita 2004
41 Malta $8,843.44 per capita 2007
42 Israel $8,344.90 per capita 2007
43 Guernsey $8,139.14 per capita 2005
44 British Virgin Islands $8,130.89 per capita 2004
45 Virgin Islands $7,692.02 per capita 2003
46 Niue $7,539.24 per capita 2005
47 Oman $7,460.76 per capita 2010
48 Macau $7,341.95 per capita 2006
49 Czech Republic $7,330.32 per capita 2007
50 United Arab Emirates $7,262.77 per capita 2010
51 Hungary $7,218.68 per capita 2007
52 Singapore $6,699.23 per capita 2010
53 Slovakia $6,441.26 per capita 2010
54 Andorra $6,433.73 per capita 2008
55 Saudi Arabia $6,378.75 per capita 2010
OPEC countries average (profile) $6,188.26 per capita 2007
56 Libya $6,124.31 per capita 2010
57 Saint Kitts and Nevis $5,829.17 per capita 2008
58 Aruba $5,761.72 per capita 2005
59 Hong Kong $5,655.43 per capita 2010
60 Trinidad and Tobago $5,494.36 per capita 2010
61 Estonia $5,449.45 per capita 2007
62 Croatia $5,323.47 per capita 2007
63 Netherlands Antilles $5,249.63 per capita 2004
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) $4,947.51 per capita 2007
64 New Caledonia $4,932.98 per capita 2001
65 Palau $4,717.20 per capita 2008
66 Bahrain $4,713.15 per capita 2010
67 South Korea $4,603.95 per capita 2007
68 Latvia $4,553.48 per capita 2007
69 Cuba $4,349.19 per capita 2010
70 Lithuania $3,845.68 per capita 2007
71 Uruguay $3,649.54 per capita 2010
72 Seychelles $3,586.25 per capita 2010
73 The Bahamas $3,369.81 per capita 2007
74 Poland $3,362.41 per capita 2010
75 Barbados $3,329.71 per capita 2000
76 Taiwan $3,309.44 per capita 2007
77 Botswana $3,270.93 per capita 2010
78 Cook Islands $3,228.45 per capita 2005
79 American Samoa $3,184.02 per capita 2007
Eastern Europe average (profile) $3,122.22 per capita 2007
80 Northern Mariana Islands $2,934.21 per capita 2003
81 Brazil $2,897.25 per capita 2010
82 French Polynesia $2,776.11 per capita 1999
83 Guam $2,660.68 per capita 2002
84 Norfolk Island $2,590.39 per capita 2003
85 Lebanon $2,589.88 per capita 2010
86 Turkey $2,571.79 per capita 2010
87 Serbia and Montenegro $2,529.19 per capita 2010
88 South Africa $2,524.44 per capita 2010
89 Romania $2,514.36 per capita 2007
90 Puerto Rico $2,475.58 per capita 2003
91 Maldives $2,389.06 per capita 2010
92 Saint Lucia $2,361.79 per capita 2010
93 Iraq $2,285.93 per capita 2010
94 Malaysia $2,282.17 per capita 2010
95 Argentina $2,277.05 per capita 2010
96 Venezuela $2,263.34 per capita 2007
97 Mayotte $2,188.89 per capita 2005
98 Belarus $2,146.08 per capita 2007
99 Bulgaria $2,096.18 per capita 2007
100 Mexico $2,090.14 per capita 2007
101 Panama $2,070.28 per capita 2010
102 Bosnia and Herzegovina $2,034.80 per capita 2010
103 Mauritius $2,016.51 per capita 2010
Emerging markets average (profile) $2,015.62 per capita 2007
104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $2,000.92 per capita 2010
105 Angola $1,958.91 per capita 2010
106 Gabon $1,956.81 per capita 2010
107 Tuvalu $1,951.74 per capita 2006
108 Antigua and Barbuda $1,907.54 per capita 2000
109 Chile $1,873.53 per capita 2007
110 Russia $1,853.19 per capita 2007
111 Colombia $1,821.69 per capita 2011
112 Jamaica $1,716.30 per capita 2010
113 Namibia $1,671.92 per capita 2010
114 Kazakhstan $1,657.19 per capita 2007
115 Azerbaijan $1,627.14 per capita 2010
116 Gaza Strip $1,616.79 per capita 2006
117 Fiji $1,612.21 per capita 2006
Former Soviet republics average (profile) $1,602.44 per capita 2007
118 Peru $1,596.64 per capita 2010
119 Costa Rica $1,516.59 per capita 2010
120 Jordan $1,406.34 per capita 2010
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) $1,391.18 per capita 2007
121 Cape Verde $1,384.94 per capita 2010
122 Federated States of Micronesia $1,382.06 per capita 2005
123 Algeria $1,215.90 per capita 2007
124 Dominica $1,187.41 per capita 2001
125 Belize $1,168.54 per capita 2007
126 Swaziland $1,162.73 per capita 2010
127 Albania $1,117.68 per capita 2010
128 Tunisia $1,114.79 per capita 2010
129 Nauru $1,034.64 per capita 2005
130 Grenada $1,026.13 per capita 1997
131 Iran $978.63 per capita 2007
132 Ukraine $973.22 per capita 2007
133 Suriname $953.95 per capita 2004
134 China $947.96 per capita 2010
135 Tonga $939.10 per capita 2007
136 Dominican Republic $920.59 per capita 2010
137 Georgia $882.47 per capita 2010
138 Thailand $848.29 per capita 2010
139 Guyana $835.40 per capita 2010
140 El Salvador $793.64 per capita 2010
141 Bolivia $782.74 per capita 2010
142 East Timor $745.55 per capita 2010
143 Moldova $690.84 per capita 2010
144 Morocco $647.27 per capita 2007
145 Congo, Republic of the $643.05 per capita 2007
146 Armenia $583.85 per capita 2007
147 Syria $580.39 per capita 2007
148 Egypt $558.04 per capita 2007
149 Kiribati $553.81 per capita 2007
150 Lesotho $549.52 per capita 2010
151 Bhutan $549.44 per capita 2005
152 Paraguay $546.07 per capita 2010
153 Indonesia $541.10 per capita 2011
154 Sri Lanka $540.91 per capita 2010
155 West Bank $528.41 per capita 2004
156 Mongolia $507.15 per capita 2007
157 Uzbekistan $448.17 per capita 2010
Former French colonies average (profile) $426.96 per capita 2007
158 Guatemala $426.41 per capita 2010
159 Papua New Guinea $412.50 per capita 2010
160 Yemen $377.45 per capita 2007
161 Turkmenistan $372.47 per capita 2010
162 Samoa $364.50 per capita 2007
163 Philippines $359.74 per capita 2010
164 Honduras $351.56 per capita 2007
165 Vanuatu $341.73 per capita 2005
166 Sudan $301.94 per capita 2010
167 Ghana $289.89 per capita 2010
168 Zambia $286.90 per capita 2010
169 Kyrgyzstan $269.46 per capita 2010
170 Senegal $266.61 per capita 2010
171 Djibouti $262.46 per capita 1999
172 Cote d'Ivoire $261.32 per capita 2010
173 Nicaragua $261.06 per capita 2010
174 Chad $254.65 per capita 2010
175 Mauritania $235.47 per capita 2007
176 Sao Tome and Principe $234.18 per capita 2010
177 Vietnam $231.17 per capita 2007
178 Cameroon $223.64 per capita 2010
179 Tajikistan $223.58 per capita 2010
180 Laos $213.16 per capita 2010
181 Benin $197.18 per capita 2010
182 Nigeria $186.53 per capita 2010
183 Kenya $186.33 per capita 2007
184 Haiti $178.28 per capita 2010
185 Eritrea $175.12 per capita 2010
186 Solomon Islands $165.46 per capita 2003
187 India $152.76 per capita 2007
188 Pakistan $149.87 per capita 2007
189 Burkina Faso $148.94 per capita 2010
190 North Korea $141.62 per capita 2007
191 Rwanda $131.18 per capita 2010
192 Tanzania $130.69 per capita 2010
193 Mali $129.40 per capita 2006
194 Mozambique $129.28 per capita 2010
195 Malawi $118.72 per capita 2010
196 The Gambia $117.19 per capita 2010
197 Togo $114.81 per capita 2010
South Asia average (profile) $111.77 per capita 2007
198 Uganda $92.39 per capita 2010
199 Guinea $87.70 per capita 2010
200 Cambodia $83.45 per capita 2007
201 Afghanistan $81.53 per capita 2007
202 Sierra Leone $77.84 per capita 2000
203 Madagascar $74.68 per capita 2010
204 Ethiopia $64.16 per capita 2010
205 Bangladesh $62.91 per capita 2007
206 Central African Republic $62.48 per capita 2007
207 Burundi $56.80 per capita 2010
208 Burma $46.31 per capita 2006
209 Nepal $42.22 per capita 2003
210 Democratic Republic of the Congo $33.70 per capita 2006
211 Liberia $29.52 per capita 2000
212 Niger $25.36 per capita 2002
213 Zimbabwe $22.73 per capita 2008
214 Wallis and Futuna $1.97 per capita 2004

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Economy > Budget > Expenditures > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Economy > Budget > Expenditures > Per capita

  • All of the top 10 countries by budget > expenditures > per capita are Christian.
  • All of the top 3 countries by budget > expenditures > per capita are European.
  • All of the top 2 countries by budget > expenditures > per capita are Landlocked.
  • All of the top 2 countries by budget > expenditures > per capita are Catholic.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by budget > expenditures > per capita are Cold countries'.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by budget > expenditures > per capita are High income OECD.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) has had the highest budget > expenditures > per capita since 2005.
  • 4 of the top 6 countries by budget > expenditures > per capita are Tourist destination.
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