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

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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."
  • 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 United States Zimbabwe HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 12.08%
Ranked 75th.
37.74%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 399.42 billion
Ranked 14th. 31 times more than Zimbabwe
12.95 billion
Ranked 20th.

Expense > % of GDP 25.94%
Ranked 2nd.
33.63%
Ranked 21st. 30% more than United States

Expense > Current LCU 3.7 trillion
Ranked 1st. 108 times more than Zimbabwe
34.32 billion
Ranked 30th.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 15.67%
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Zimbabwe
13.41%
Ranked 31st.

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 518.29 billion
Ranked 9th. 113 times more than Zimbabwe
4.6 billion
Ranked 28th.

Interest payments > % of expense 7.31%
Ranked 3rd.
21.18%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States

Interest payments > % of revenue 11.93%
Ranked 1st.
23.81%
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as United States

Interest payments > Current LCU 270.49 billion
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Zimbabwe
7.27 billion
Ranked 25th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 69.14%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
27.67%
Ranked 39th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 2.56 trillion
Ranked 1st. 269 times more than Zimbabwe
9.5 billion
Ranked 28th.

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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