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Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$: Countries Compared

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 United States 1.84 trillion$ 2004
2 Japan 823.3 billion$ 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 664.77 billion$ 2004
3 Germany 518.82 billion$ 2005
4 France 504.41 billion$ 2005
5 United Kingdom 478.91 billion$ 2005
6 Italy 357.61 billion$ 2005
7 China 317.44 billion$ 2005
8 Spain 200.13 billion$ 2005
9 Canada 190.45 billion$ 2004
High income OECD countries average (profile) 190.06 billion$ 2004
Non-religious countries average (profile) 175.59 billion$ 2004
10 Brazil 155.61 billion$ 2005
11 Netherlands 149.92 billion$ 2005
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 143.63 billion$ 2004
Eurozone average (profile) 126.13 billion$ 2005
12 Russia 125.84 billion$ 2005
13 Australia 119.87 billion$ 2004
14 South Korea 111.09 billion$ 2005
Cold countries average (profile) 108.13 billion$ 2004
European Union average (profile) 107.15 billion$ 2005
NATO countries average (profile) 103.91 billion$ 2005
15 Sweden 97.37 billion$ 2005
16 India 91.37 billion$ 2005
17 Mexico 88.72 billion$ 2005
18 Belgium 85.52 billion$ 2005
Europe average (profile) 73.9 billion$ 2004
19 Saudi Arabia 71.66 billion$ 2005
20 Denmark 67.02 billion$ 2005
21 Norway 60.15 billion$ 2005
22 Poland 58.86 billion$ 2005
Former British colonies average (profile) 55.89 billion$ 2004
23 Austria 54.31 billion$ 2005
24 South Africa 48.34 billion$ 2005
25 Turkey 47.36 billion$ 2005
Emerging markets average (profile) 45.9 billion$ 2005
26 Finland 43.53 billion$ 2005
27 Switzerland 42.57 billion$ 2004
28 Portugal 38.59 billion$ 2005
29 Greece 36.84 billion$ 2005
30 Israel 34.43 billion$ 2005
31 Ireland 28.89 billion$ 2004
32 Czech Republic 27.72 billion$ 2005
South Asia average (profile) 26 billion$ 2005
33 Indonesia 23.67 billion$ 2005
34 Colombia 23.64 billion$ 2005
35 Iran 23.09 billion$ 2005
36 Argentina 21.77 billion$ 2005
37 Nigeria 20.89 billion$ 2005
38 Thailand 20.86 billion$ 2005
39 New Zealand 17.55 billion$ 2004
Eastern Europe average (profile) 17.1 billion$ 2005
40 Malaysia 16.86 billion$ 2005
41 Ukraine 16.05 billion$ 2005
42 Venezuela 15.85 billion$ 2005
43 Hong Kong 15.6 billion$ 2005
44 United Arab Emirates 14.7 billion$ 2005
OPEC countries average (profile) 13.76 billion$ 2002
45 Chile 13.4 billion$ 2005
46 Kuwait 12.46 billion$ 2005
47 Singapore 12.43 billion$ 2005
48 Algeria 12.42 billion$ 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 12.2 billion$ 2004
49 Morocco 11.76 billion$ 2005
50 Egypt 11.43 billion$ 2005
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 11.41 billion$ 2005
51 Hungary 11.26 billion$ 2005
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 11.21 billion$ 2005
South and Central Asia average (profile) 10.65 billion$ 2005
52 Romania 9.77 billion$ 2005
53 Philippines 9.61 billion$ 2005
54 Slovakia 9.23 billion$ 2005
55 Pakistan 8.67 billion$ 2005
Muslim countries average (profile) 8.44 billion$ 2005
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 8.02 billion$ 2002
56 Peru 8.02 billion$ 2005
57 Croatia 7.57 billion$ 2005
58 Slovenia 6.72 billion$ 2005
59 Kazakhstan 6.41 billion$ 2005
60 Luxembourg 6.04 billion$ 2005
61 Belarus 5.79 billion$ 2005
62 Oman 5.53 billion$ 2004
63 Bulgaria 4.95 billion$ 2005
64 Qatar 4.88 billion$ 2005
65 Serbia and Montenegro 4.74 billion$ 2005
66 Sudan 4.68 billion$ 2005
67 Puerto Rico 4.64 billion$ 1991
68 Tunisia 4.45 billion$ 2005
69 Lithuania 4.29 billion$ 2005
70 Ecuador 4.13 billion$ 2005
71 Iceland 3.91 billion$ 2005
72 Syria 3.54 billion$ 2005
73 Lebanon 3.4 billion$ 2005
74 Bangladesh 3.32 billion$ 2005
75 Vietnam 3.23 billion$ 2005
76 Libya 3.21 billion$ 2002
77 Kenya 3.21 billion$ 2005
78 Dominican Republic 2.89 billion$ 2005
79 Latvia 2.81 billion$ 2005
80 Costa Rica 2.77 billion$ 2005
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.6 billion$ 2005
82 Botswana 2.54 billion$ 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 2.51 billion$ 2005
83 Estonia 2.39 billion$ 2005
84 Yemen 2.36 billion$ 2005
85 Uzbekistan 2.29 billion$ 2005
Former French colonies average (profile) 2.2 billion$ 2005
failed states average (profile) 2.02 billion$ 2002
86 Sri Lanka 1.99 billion$ 2005
87 Jordan 1.94 billion$ 2005
88 Guatemala 1.88 billion$ 2005
89 Bahrain 1.88 billion$ 2004
90 Uruguay 1.88 billion$ 2005
91 Panama 1.77 billion$ 2005
92 Cameroon 1.76 billion$ 2005
93 Tanzania 1.64 billion$ 2005
94 Ghana 1.64 billion$ 2005
95 El Salvador 1.63 billion$ 2005
96 Angola 1.63 billion$ 1994
97 Cyprus 1.62 billion$ 1999
98 Ethiopia 1.59 billion$ 2005
99 Jamaica 1.45 billion$ 2005
100 Namibia 1.44 billion$ 2005
101 Azerbaijan 1.37 billion$ 2005
102 Cote d'Ivoire 1.35 billion$ 2005
103 Trinidad and Tobago 1.34 billion$ 2005
104 Bolivia 1.33 billion$ 2005
105 Uganda 1.26 billion$ 2005
106 Malta 1.21 billion$ 2005
107 Georgia 1.18 billion$ 2005
108 Honduras 1.14 billion$ 2005
109 Senegal 1.12 billion$ 2005
110 Turkmenistan 1.07 billion$ 2005
111 Zambia 976.17 million$ 2005
112 Mauritius 905.53 million$ 2005
113 Zimbabwe 898.56 million$ 2005
114 Macau 787.08 million$ 2002
115 Albania 782.99 million$ 2005
116 Paraguay 760.14 million$ 2005
117 Nepal 753.93 million$ 2005
118 Swaziland 752.68 million$ 2005
119 Congo, Republic of the 731.8 million$ 2005
120 French Polynesia 699.17 million$ 2000
121 Mozambique 680.93 million$ 2005
122 Burkina Faso 661.08 million$ 2005
123 Benin 642.88 million$ 2005
124 Afghanistan 630.29 million$ 2005
125 Democratic Republic of the Congo 588.98 million$ 2005
126 Barbados 584.7 million$ 2004
127 Papua New Guinea 578.81 million$ 1999
128 Gabon 568.52 million$ 2005
129 Nicaragua 546.2 million$ 2005
130 Mali 527.61 million$ 2005
131 Armenia 521.82 million$ 2005
132 Kyrgyzstan 460.11 million$ 2005
133 Moldova 453.32 million$ 2005
134 Eritrea 432.58 million$ 2005
135 Suriname 418.4 million$ 2005
136 Mauritania 416.03 million$ 2005
137 Madagascar 409.62 million$ 2005
138 Niger 390.73 million$ 2005
139 Brunei 363.46 million$ 1983
140 Malawi 346.13 million$ 2005
141 The Bahamas 326.4 million$ 1987
142 Fiji 293.95 million$ 2000
143 Rwanda 287.19 million$ 2005
144 Mongolia 283.98 million$ 2005
145 Chad 270.42 million$ 2005
146 Cambodia 255.85 million$ 2005
147 Guyana 245 million$ 2005
148 New Caledonia 237.76 million$ 1990
149 Haiti 234.96 million$ 2003
150 Burundi 227.46 million$ 2005
151 Lesotho 220.17 million$ 2005
152 Togo 211.77 million$ 2005
153 Tajikistan 211.56 million$ 2005
154 Antigua and Barbuda 204.04 million$ 2002
155 Djibouti 195.73 million$ 2005
156 Maldives 187.91 million$ 2004
157 Saint Lucia 178.48 million$ 2004
158 Guinea 177.18 million$ 2005
159 East Timor 173.5 million$ 2004
160 Seychelles 165.45 million$ 2005
161 Belize 159.35 million$ 2005
162 Sierra Leone 154.04 million$ 2005
163 Bhutan 144.12 million$ 2004
164 Somalia 133.83 million$ 1984
165 Central African Republic 123.24 million$ 2002
166 Cape Verde 117.54 million$ 2003
167 Equatorial Guinea 95.59 million$ 1998
168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 83.06 million$ 2005
169 Grenada 80.67 million$ 2004
170 Saint Kitts and Nevis 80.53 million$ 2004
171 Vanuatu 65.62 million$ 1999
172 Laos 65.05 million$ 1988
173 Federated States of Micronesia 62.1 million$ 1983
174 Liberia 59.09 million$ 2005
175 Solomon Islands 58.13 million$ 1990
176 Guinea-Bissau 54.79 million$ 2005
177 Dominica 52.56 million$ 2003
178 Comoros 47.22 million$ 2005
179 The Gambia 44.33 million$ 2004
180 Sao Tome and Principe 30.32 million$ 2005
181 Tonga 26.33 million$ 2004
182 Kiribati 18.39 million$ 1992

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Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$

  • United States has had the highest general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ since 1960.
  • Brazil ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • China ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Europe in 2005.
  • South Africa ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • France ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Former Soviet republics in 2005.
  • Japan ranked second for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ globally in 2004.
  • Austria ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
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