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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Greece & Portugal

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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 Greece Portugal HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 22.28%
Ranked 44th.
25.69%
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Greece

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 24.75 billion
Ranked 51st. 35% more than Portugal
18.33 billion
Ranked 54th.

Expense > % of GDP 46.44%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Portugal
42.86%
Ranked 7th.

Expense > Current LCU 111.05 billion
Ranked 52nd. 56% more than Portugal
71.34 billion
Ranked 55th.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 9.13%
Ranked 68th. 41% more than Portugal
6.47%
Ranked 77th.

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 10.14 billion
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Portugal
4.61 billion
Ranked 65th.

Interest payments > % of expense 9.84%
Ranked 21st. 50% more than Portugal
6.54%
Ranked 34th.

Interest payments > % of revenue 11.55%
Ranked 14th. 61% more than Portugal
7.16%
Ranked 33th.

Interest payments > Current LCU 10.93 billion
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Portugal
4.66 billion
Ranked 54th.

Other expense > % of expense 3%
Ranked 69th. 89% more than Portugal
1.59%
Ranked 77th.

Other expense > Current LCU 3.33 billion
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Portugal
1.14 billion
Ranked 65th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 44.33%
Ranked 44th.
49.7%
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Greece

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 49.23 billion
Ranked 49th. 39% more than Portugal
35.46 billion
Ranked 53th.

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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