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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Russia & United Kingdom

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 Russia United Kingdom HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 18.15%
Ranked 55th. 30% more than United Kingdom
13.96%
Ranked 65th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 1.61 trillion
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than United Kingdom
86.25 billion
Ranked 34th.

Expense > % of GDP 21.44%
Ranked 62nd.
42.67%
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Russia

Expense > Current LCU 8.89 trillion
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than United Kingdom
617.96 billion
Ranked 30th.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 13.84%
Ranked 37th.
17.53%
Ranked 27th. 27% more than Russia

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 1.23 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
108.34 billion
Ranked 22nd.

Interest payments > % of expense 1.75%
Ranked 74th.
5.26%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Russia

Interest payments > % of revenue 1.1%
Ranked 82nd.
5.81%
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Russia

Interest payments > Current LCU 155.5 billion
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
32.51 billion
Ranked 29th.

Other expense > % of expense 7.17%
Ranked 32nd.
12.95%
Ranked 13th. 81% more than Russia

Other expense > Current LCU 637.5 billion
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
80.01 billion
Ranked 19th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 63.97%
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than United Kingdom
51.3%
Ranked 36th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 5.69 trillion
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than United Kingdom
317.02 billion
Ranked 25th.

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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