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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Mexico & United States

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."
STAT Mexico United States HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 17.09%
Ranked 40th. 41% more than United States
12.08%
Ranked 75th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 145.06 billion
Ranked 11th.
399.42 billion
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mexico

Expense > % of GDP 15.44%
Ranked 63th.
25.94%
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than Mexico

Expense > Current LCU 848.76 billion
Ranked 7th.
3.7 trillion
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Mexico

Goods and services expense > % of expense 7.87%
Ranked 59th.
15.67%
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Mexico

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 66.79 billion
Ranked 14th.
518.29 billion
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Mexico

Interest payments > % of expense 13.33%
Ranked 21st. 82% more than United States
7.31%
Ranked 3rd.

Interest payments > % of revenue 13.96%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States
11.93%
Ranked 1st.

Interest payments > Current LCU 113.16 billion
Ranked 7th.
270.49 billion
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mexico

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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