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Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita

DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Antigua and Barbuda 2,549.51$ 2002
2 Barbados 2,148$ 2004
3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,663.04$ 2004
4 The Bahamas 1,341.02$ 1987
5 Saint Lucia 1,091.87$ 2004
6 Trinidad and Tobago 1,032.6$ 2005
7 Suriname 837.59$ 2005
8 Brazil 835.95$ 2005
9 Chile 820.22$ 2005
10 Mexico 801.18$ 2005
11 Grenada 785.88$ 2004
12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 763.74$ 2005
13 Dominica 750.17$ 2003
14 Costa Rica 641.04$ 2005
15 Venezuela 592.9$ 2005
16 Belize 586.02$ 2005
17 Uruguay 563.92$ 2005
18 Argentina 563.32$ 2005
19 Colombia 547.51$ 2005
20 Jamaica 546.05$ 2005
21 Panama 526.61$ 2005
22 Guyana 322.01$ 2005
23 Dominican Republic 308.79$ 2005
24 Ecuador 300.03$ 2005
25 Peru 289.15$ 2005
26 El Salvador 269.16$ 2005
27 Honduras 164.53$ 2005
28 Guatemala 148.23$ 2005
29 Bolivia 142.48$ 2005
30 Paraguay 128.75$ 2005
31 Nicaragua 100.12$ 2005
32 Haiti 26.12$ 2003

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Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita

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Interesting observations about Government > General government final > Consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita

  • Iceland ranked first for general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita globally in 2005.
  • 88 of the bottom 141 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are Hot countries.
  • 4 of the bottom 156 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are Southern European.
  • 2 of the bottom 9 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are Former British Colonies'.
  • 7 of the bottom 163 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are Non-religious.
  • 8 of the bottom 136 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are European Union.
  • 25 of the bottom 175 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are Densely populated.
  • 5 of the bottom 152 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are Eurozone.
  • 9 of the bottom 178 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are Western European.
  • 2 of the bottom 5 countries by general government final > consumption expenditure > current US$ per capita are East Asian and Pacific.
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