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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Finland & South Africa

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 Finland South Africa HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 10.05%
Ranked 80th.
13.01%
Ranked 72nd. 29% more than Finland

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 6.5 billion
Ranked 65th.
91.94 billion
Ranked 32nd. 14 times more than Finland

Expense > % of GDP 35.12%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than South Africa
30.94%
Ranked 36th.

Expense > Current LCU 64.68 billion
Ranked 57th.
706.66 billion
Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Finland

Goods and services expense > % of expense 9.76%
Ranked 64th.
12.42%
Ranked 45th. 27% more than Finland

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 6.31 billion
Ranked 60th.
87.8 billion
Ranked 28th. 14 times more than Finland

Interest payments > % of expense 3.63%
Ranked 54th.
7.73%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Finland

Interest payments > % of revenue 3.21%
Ranked 57th.
7.76%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Finland

Interest payments > Current LCU 2.35 billion
Ranked 58th.
54.62 billion
Ranked 21st. 23 times more than Finland

Other expense > % of expense 7.78%
Ranked 28th. 25% more than South Africa
6.21%
Ranked 43th.

Other expense > Current LCU 5.03 billion
Ranked 50th.
43.91 billion
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Finland

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 71.36%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than South Africa
61.45%
Ranked 25th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 46.16 billion
Ranked 50th.
434.22 billion
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Finland

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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