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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.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 244.99 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Japan | 41.37 trillion | 1990 | ||
| 3 | Colombia | 31.22 trillion | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Belarus | 30.46 trillion | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 13.15 trillion | 2004 | |||
| 5 | Chile | 10.19 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Hungary | 7.57 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 5.69 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 8 | India | 4.65 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Lebanon | 3.91 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Paraguay | 2.69 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 11 | United States | 2.56 trillion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Zambia | 2.52 trillion | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Uganda | 1.91 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 1.61 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 15 | China | 1.46 trillion | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Algeria | 1.25 trillion | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 1.21 trillion | 2008 | |||
| 17 | Czech Republic | 882.66 billion | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 785.99 billion | 2006 | |||
| 18 | Laos | 766.32 billion | 2007 | ||
| 19 | Sweden | 713.23 billion | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 664.66 billion | 2008 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 658.49 billion | 2008 | |||
| 20 | Mongolia | 611.58 billion | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Serbia and Montenegro | 598.16 billion | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Germany | 581.96 billion | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Norway | 519.53 billion | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Thailand | 511.5 billion | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Cambodia | 490.81 billion | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Costa Rica | 485.2 billion | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 480.16 billion | 2008 | |||
| 27 | France | 465.29 billion | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 442.87 billion | 2008 | |||
| =28 | South Africa | 434.22 billion | 2008 | ||
| =28 | Pakistan | 434.22 billion | 2007 | ||
| 30 | Congo, Republic of the | 423.85 billion | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Italy | 411.71 billion | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Brazil | 375.68 billion | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Armenia | 325.89 billion | 2008 | ||
| 34 | United Kingdom | 317.02 billion | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Poland | 309.36 billion | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 250.7 billion | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Ukraine | 250.02 billion | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Philippines | 244.1 billion | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Spain | 226.76 billion | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Madagascar | 216.79 billion | 2007 | ||
| 41 | Australia | 201.9 billion | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 192.15 billion | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Netherlands | 192 billion | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Canada | 190.41 billion | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Bangladesh | 186.56 billion | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Senegal | 178.7 billion | 2001 | ||
| 47 | Iceland | 148.43 billion | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Benin | 147.39 billion | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Kenya | 140.94 billion | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 127.84 billion | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Belgium | 118.09 billion | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Denmark | 106.53 billion | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Romania | 102.41 billion | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Israel | 91.01 billion | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Turkey | 89.14 billion | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Uruguay | 81.65 billion | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Austria | 75.75 billion | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Mali | 75.01 billion | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Morocco | 74.04 billion | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Switzerland | 68.3 billion | 2007 | ||
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 65.33 billion | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 63.56 billion | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 58.52 billion | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Cameroon | 57.94 billion | 1994 | ||
| 64 | Greece | 49.23 billion | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 48.6 billion | 2001 | ||
| 66 | Venezuela | 48.46 billion | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Finland | 46.16 billion | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 43.43 billion | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Argentina | 41.01 billion | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Togo | 38.13 billion | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Portugal | 35.46 billion | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Estonia | 34.59 billion | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Peru | 30.31 billion | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Guinea | 27.44 billion | 1992 | ||
| 75 | Ireland | 25.27 billion | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Malaysia | 24.94 billion | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Lithuania | 22.8 billion | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Jamaica | 22.32 billion | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Niger | 22.22 billion | 2007 | ||
| 80 | New Zealand | 21.99 billion | 2007 | ||
| 81 | Afghanistan | 19.33 billion | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Mauritius | 17.19 billion | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Slovakia | 13.99 billion | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.51 billion | 2007 | ||
| 85 | Guatemala | 12.76 billion | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Bulgaria | 12.39 billion | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Moldova | 11.79 billion | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.3 billion | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Bolivia | 10.49 billion | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Kuwait | 10.02 billion | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Qatar | 9.91 billion | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Luxembourg | 9.81 billion | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 9.5 billion | 1997 | ||
| 94 | Cape Verde | 9.13 billion | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Slovenia | 8.58 billion | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Burundi | 8.55 billion | 1996 | ||
| 97 | Honduras | 7.38 billion | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Tunisia | 6 billion | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Ethiopia | 5.77 billion | 2002 | ||
| 100 | Nicaragua | 5.13 billion | 2001 | ||
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.32 billion | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Latvia | 3.1 billion | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Georgia | 2.51 billion | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Cyprus | 2.23 billion | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Namibia | 1.99 billion | 2007 | ||
| 106 | Jordan | 1.98 billion | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Ghana | 1.87 billion | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Rwanda | 1.86 billion | 1992 | ||
| 109 | Botswana | 1.78 billion | 1996 | ||
| 110 | Barbados | 1.17 billion | 2007 | ||
| 111 | Malta | 1.06 billion | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Lesotho | 982.15 million | 2008 | ||
| 113 | El Salvador | 906.9 million | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Swaziland | 752.91 million | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Panama | 684.27 million | 2001 | ||
| 116 | Seychelles | 632.39 million | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 422.54 million | 1999 | ||
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 422.28 million | 2002 | ||
| 119 | Maldives | 412.3 million | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Bhutan | 341.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 121 | The Bahamas | 296.36 million | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Fiji | 288.73 million | 2006 | ||
| 123 | Tajikistan | 229.14 million | 2004 | ||
| 124 | Vanuatu | 228 million | 1990 | ||
| 125 | Oman | 200.1 million | 2001 | ||
| 126 | San Marino | 175.78 million | 2006 | ||
| 127 | Sudan | 162.82 million | 1999 | ||
| 128 | Singapore | 119 million | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Bahrain | 118.98 million | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Netherlands Antilles | 106.1 million | 1995 | ||
| 131 | The Gambia | 52.13 million | 1990 | ||
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.07 million | 2006 | ||
| 133 | Belize | 24.22 million | 1997 | ||
| 134 | Grenada | 13.13 million | 1995 |