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

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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 New Zealand South Africa HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 24.98%
Ranked 44th. 92% more than South Africa
13.01%
Ranked 72nd.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 14.6 billion
Ranked 61st.
91.94 billion
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than New Zealand

Expense > % of GDP 32.93%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than South Africa
30.94%
Ranked 36th.

Expense > Current LCU 58.45 billion
Ranked 63th.
706.66 billion
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than New Zealand

Goods and services expense > % of expense 30.25%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Africa
12.42%
Ranked 45th.

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 17.68 billion
Ranked 49th.
87.8 billion
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than New Zealand

Interest payments > % of expense 3.86%
Ranked 65th.
7.73%
Ranked 30th. Twice as much as New Zealand

Interest payments > % of revenue 3.42%
Ranked 62nd.
7.76%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than New Zealand

Interest payments > Current LCU 2.25 billion
Ranked 65th.
54.62 billion
Ranked 21st. 24 times more than New Zealand

Other expense > % of expense 6.71%
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than South Africa
6.21%
Ranked 43th.

Other expense > Current LCU 3.92 billion
Ranked 55th.
43.91 billion
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than New Zealand

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 37.63%
Ranked 50th.
61.45%
Ranked 25th. 63% more than New Zealand

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 21.99 billion
Ranked 61st.
434.22 billion
Ranked 21st. 20 times more than New Zealand

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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