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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on China & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • 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 United Kingdom HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 4.86%
Ranked 98th.
13.96%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than China

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 117.17 billion
Ranked 24th. 36% more than United Kingdom
86.25 billion
Ranked 34th.

Expense > % of GDP 11.14%
Ranked 96th.
42.67%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than China

Expense > Current LCU 2.41 trillion
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
617.96 billion
Ranked 30th.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 26.99%
Ranked 17th. 54% more than United Kingdom
17.53%
Ranked 27th.

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 650.42 billion
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
108.34 billion
Ranked 22nd.

Interest payments > % of expense 4.05%
Ranked 70th.
5.26%
Ranked 43th. 30% more than China

Interest payments > % of revenue 4.24%
Ranked 62nd.
5.81%
Ranked 40th. 37% more than China

Interest payments > Current LCU 97.54 billion
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
32.51 billion
Ranked 29th.

Other expense > % of expense 3.72%
Ranked 67th.
12.95%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than China

Other expense > Current LCU 89.59 billion
Ranked 14th. 12% more than United Kingdom
80.01 billion
Ranked 19th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 60.39%
Ranked 25th. 18% more than United Kingdom
51.3%
Ranked 36th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 1.46 trillion
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
317.02 billion
Ranked 25th.

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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