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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Antigua and Barbuda	2,592.2$ per capita	2002
2	Barbados	2,174.55$ per capita	2004
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1,713.9$ per capita	2004
4	The Bahamas	1,348.87$ per capita	1987
5	Saint Lucia	1,098.77$ per capita	2004
6	Trinidad and Tobago	1,026.03$ per capita	2005
7	Suriname	931.34$ per capita	2005
8	Mexico	860.58$ per capita	2005
9	Brazil	834.77$ per capita	2005
10	Chile	822.37$ per capita	2005
11	Grenada	762.9$ per capita	2004
12	Dominica	738.02$ per capita	2003
13	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	697.65$ per capita	2005
14	Costa Rica	639.99$ per capita	2005
15	Venezuela	596.22$ per capita	2005
16	Uruguay	567.23$ per capita	2005
17	Argentina	561.88$ per capita	2005
18	Panama	548.51$ per capita	2005
19	Belize	546.09$ per capita	2005
20	Jamaica	545.2$ per capita	2005
21	Colombia	526.05$ per capita	2005
22	Guyana	326.13$ per capita	2005
23	Ecuador	312.48$ per capita	2005
24	Dominican Republic	304.67$ per capita	2005
25	Peru	286.61$ per capita	2005
26	El Salvador	237.54$ per capita	2005
27	Honduras	157.54$ per capita	2005
28	Guatemala	149.17$ per capita	2005
29	Bolivia	145.16$ per capita	2005
30	Paraguay	128.87$ per capita	2005
31	Nicaragua	106.07$ per capita	2005
32	Haiti	28.35$ per capita	2003

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