Expense (current LCU) - Expense - Government finance - Public Sector - World Development Indicators



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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 - Government finance - Public Sector - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Iran (2008)685,151,029,464,201
2Indonesia (2004)386,937,091,000,000
3North Korea (2007)181,570,500,000,000
4South Korea (2007)181,570,500,000,000
5Colombia (2008)113,689,499,509,000
6Japan (1990)63,872,000,000,000
7Belarus (2008)44,064,425,328,000
8Chile (2008)17,420,791,000,000
9Lebanon (2008)13,410,093,550,220
10Hungary (2008)11,984,627,000,000
11Paraguay (2008)11,613,450,906,483
12Zambia (2007)10,477,370,817,728
13Russia (2008)8,887,800,000,000
14India (2008)8,604,050,000,000
15Laos (2007)4,242,844,400,315
16Uganda (2008)3,736,309,599,304
17Costa Rica (2008)3,512,312,902,958
18United States (2008)3,306,835,000,000
19Algeria (2008)2,566,530,000,000
20Cambodia (2006)2,563,161,118,131
21China (2006)2,410,080,000,000
22Kazakhstan (2008)2,368,452,727,072
23Pakistan (2008)1,908,669,000,000
24Ivory Coast (2008)1,879,500,000,000
25Thailand (2008)1,655,900,000,000
26Mongolia (2008)1,613,830,422,911
27Madagascar (2007)1,546,096,000,000
28Philippines (2008)1,265,575,000,000
29Czech Republic (2008)1,259,156,000,000
30Serbia (2008)1,043,623,181,000
31Mexico (2000)848,763,000,000
32France (2007)841,170,000,000
33Republic of the Congo (2005)795,963,223,052
34Norway (2008)781,200,000,000
35Sweden (1999)778,705,000,000
36Armenia (2008)754,312,080,780
37Cameroon (1999)740,600,000,000
38Brazil (2008)723,080,487,674
39Sri Lanka (2007)717,409,000,000
40South Africa (2008)706,662,000,000
41Germany (2007)703,160,000,000
42Sierra Leone (2004)688,091,624,950
43Iceland (2008)656,115,318,048
44Guinea (1999)646,560,000,000
45Italy (2008)631,135,000,000
46United Kingdom (2008)617,958,000,000
47Denmark (2007)615,931,143,761
48Bangladesh (2008)592,770,689,000
49Senegal (2001)520,400,000,000
50Mali (2007)500,473,624,513
51Burkina Faso (2008)455,189,052,976
52Kenya (2008)450,776,554,668
53Poland (2008)449,259,000,000
54Benin (2008)446,529,355,083
55Ukraine (2008)353,752,400,000
56Jamaica (2008)353,485,784,260
57Burma (2005)344,775,000,000
58Israel (2008)295,192,400,000
59Spain (2008)287,709,000,000
60Canada (2007)272,759,278,000
61Egypt (2008)271,499,520,000
62Australia (2007)267,465,000,000
63Yemen (1999)257,575,000,000
64Niger (2007)239,470,872,457
65Netherlands (2007)228,442,000,000
66Turkey (2008)216,874,885,539
67Morocco (2008)207,036,445,387
68Dominican Republic (2007)201,757,547,970
69Togo (2008)196,139,776,940
70Romania (2008)170,194,903,600
71Albania (2004)168,140,733,170
72Uruguay (2008)162,873,856,810
73Belgium (2008)146,391,100,000
74Macedonia (2008)124,865,862,904
75Afghanistan (2008)124,648,366,510
76Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)114,130,000,000
77Croatia (2007)109,075,000,000
78Austria (2008)108,304,080,000
79Greece (2007)95,398,000,000
80Burundi (1999)94,029,300,000
81Switzerland (2007)90,304,955,956
82Nepal (2005)88,781,500,000
83Argentina (2004)81,869,697,588
84Malaysia (2003)79,365,700,000
85Venezuela (2005)76,222,927,057
86Portugal (2008)71,343,810,000
87Estonia (2007)65,635,000,000
88Central African Republic (2004)64,826,057,946
89Peru (2008)62,424,331,578
90Ireland (2007)60,971,100,000
91Finland (2007)60,741,000,000
92Qatar (2008)59,556,719,811
93New Zealand (2007)58,448,000,000
94Honduras (2008)57,855,056,000
95Mauritius (2008)51,264,900,000
96Rwanda (1992)40,670,000,000
97Singapore (2008)39,735,000,000
98Lithuania (2008)35,058,300,000
99Guatemala (2008)34,564,500,000
100Zimbabwe (1997)34,323,600,000
101Trinidad and Tobago (2007)33,570,300,000
102Kyrgyzstan (2008)31,499,508,000
103Cape Verde (2008)30,891,300,375
104Nicaragua (2008)25,031,817,260
105Macau (2008)23,078,063,286
106Bolivia (2007)22,467,377,442
107Slovakia (2008)20,753,434,940
108Moldova (2008)20,625,300,000
109Bulgaria (2008)20,624,206,978
110United Arab Emirates (1999)19,228,000,000
111Tunisia (2008)15,092,700,000
112Namibia (2007)14,941,199,000
113Slovenia (2008)13,875,074,115
114Ethiopia (2002)13,756,900,000
115Luxembourg (2007)12,426,078,635
116Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008)9,607,965,778
117Kuwait (2008)9,531,000,000
118Cyprus (2007)9,410,976,739
119Maldives (2008)7,943,300,000
120Vanuatu (1999)6,885,000,000
121Lesotho (2008)6,868,151,728
122Azerbaijan (2008)5,873,035,525
123Georgia (2008)5,554,700,000
124Jordan (2008)5,506,200,000
125Bhutan (2004)5,409,249,000
126Ecuador (1994)4,885,000,000
127Latvia (2008)4,769,000,000
128Botswana (1996)4,667,300,000
129Ghana (2007)4,136,575,547
130El Salvador (2008)4,092,300,000
131Swaziland (2003)3,524,601,221
132Panama (2001)2,736,020,000
133Barbados (2007)2,734,961,069
134Seychelles (2008)2,625,193,814
135Papua New Guinea (2002)2,575,156,000
136Malta (2008)2,530,879,677
137Oman (2001)2,065,400,000
138Sudan (1999)2,047,480,000
139Bahrain (2008)1,567,820,000
140Fiji (2006)1,412,878,203
141Bahamas (2008)1,387,347,000
142Tajikistan (2004)847,846,000
143Netherlands Antilles (1995)543,800,000
144San Marino (2006)457,324,927
145St. Kitts and Nevis (2006)398,884,023
146Gambia (1990)388,210,000
147Belize (1997)247,428,000
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