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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on China & France

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  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Expense > % of GDP: 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."
  • Expense > Current LCU: 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."
  • Goods and services expense > % of expense: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Goods and services expense > Current LCU: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Other expense > % of expense: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Other expense > Current LCU: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
STAT China France HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 4.86%
Ranked 98th.
21.11%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than China

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 117.17 billion
Ranked 24th.
183.84 billion
Ranked 20th. 57% more than China

Expense > % of GDP 11.14%
Ranked 96th.
44.7%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than China

Expense > Current LCU 2.41 trillion
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than France
870.97 billion
Ranked 20th.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 26.99%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than France
6.18%
Ranked 79th.

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 650.42 billion
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than France
53.84 billion
Ranked 34th.

Interest payments > % of expense 4.05%
Ranked 70th.
5.69%
Ranked 40th. 40% more than China

Interest payments > % of revenue 4.24%
Ranked 62nd.
6.09%
Ranked 38th. 44% more than China

Interest payments > Current LCU 97.54 billion
Ranked 19th. 97% more than France
49.58 billion
Ranked 24th.

Other expense > % of expense 3.72%
Ranked 67th. 92% more than France
1.94%
Ranked 75th.

Other expense > Current LCU 89.59 billion
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than France
16.91 billion
Ranked 34th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 60.39%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than France
53.42%
Ranked 34th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 1.46 trillion
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than France
465.29 billion
Ranked 20th.

SOURCES: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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