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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Nicaragua & Venezuela

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 Nicaragua Venezuela HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 19.89%
Ranked 44th. 25% more than Venezuela
15.93%
Ranked 64th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 2.4 billion
Ranked 62nd.
12.14 billion
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Nicaragua

Expense > % of GDP 21.84%
Ranked 53th.
25.07%
Ranked 51st. 15% more than Nicaragua

Expense > Current LCU 12.04 billion
Ranked 58th.
76.22 billion
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Nicaragua

Goods and services expense > % of expense 20.28%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Venezuela
6%
Ranked 86th.

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 2.44 billion
Ranked 56th.
4.57 billion
Ranked 62nd. 87% more than Nicaragua

Interest payments > % of expense 10.74%
Ranked 33th.
11.73%
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Nicaragua

Interest payments > % of revenue 11.37%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Venezuela
10.4%
Ranked 28th.

Interest payments > Current LCU 1.29 billion
Ranked 56th.
8.94 billion
Ranked 49th. 7 times more than Nicaragua

Other expense > % of expense 6.48%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Venezuela
2.76%
Ranked 67th.

Other expense > Current LCU 780 million
Ranked 49th.
2.11 billion
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Nicaragua

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 42.61%
Ranked 39th.
63.57%
Ranked 19th. 49% more than Nicaragua

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 5.13 billion
Ranked 56th.
48.46 billion
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than Nicaragua

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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