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Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use > Government consumption: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
imports of goods and ...
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CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 MontserratMontserrat 47.3% 2013
2 LesothoLesotho 38.1% 2013
3 CubaCuba 35.4% 2013
=4 Gaza StripGaza Strip 30.3% 2013
=4 West BankWest Bank 30.3% 2013
6 ZimbabweZimbabwe 29.4% 2013
7 DenmarkDenmark 28.6% 2013
8 NetherlandsNetherlands 28.4% 2013
9 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 28% 2013
10 SwedenSweden 26.9% 2013
11 EritreaEritrea 26.8% 2013
12 ZambiaZambia 26.7% 2013
13 NigerNiger 25.5% 2013
=14 IcelandIceland 25.3% 2013
=14 NamibiaNamibia 25.3% 2013
16 FinlandFinland 25.1% 2013
=17 BelgiumBelgium 24.9% 2013
=17 BurundiBurundi 24.9% 2013
=19 FranceFrance 24.7% 2013
=19 DjiboutiDjibouti 24.7% 2013
21 AfghanistanAfghanistan 23.3% 2013
22 IsraelIsrael 22.9% 2013
23 South AfricaSouth Africa 22.4% 2013
24 MoldovaMoldova 22.3% 2013
=25 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 22.1% 2013
=25 MontenegroMontenegro 22.1% 2013
27 JordanJordan 21.9% 2013
=28 MauritaniaMauritania 21.8% 2013
=28 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 21.8% 2013
30 CanadaCanada 21.7% 2013
=31 BrazilBrazil 21.5% 2013
=31 BhutanBhutan 21.5% 2013
33 NorwayNorway 21.3% 2013
34 MaltaMalta 21.2% 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 21.14% 2013
35 MalawiMalawi 21% 2013
36 East TimorEast Timor 20.9% 2013
=37 SloveniaSlovenia 20.8% 2013
=37 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 20.8% 2013
39 SerbiaSerbia 20.6% 2013
=40 ItalyItaly 20.5% 2013
=40 JapanJapan 20.5% 2013
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 20.42% 2013
42 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 20.4% 2013
=43 HungaryHungary 20.3% 2013
=43 AngolaAngola 20.3% 2013
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 20.28% 2013
45 SpainSpain 20.2% 2013
=46 New ZealandNew Zealand 20.1% 2013
=46 CyprusCyprus 20.1% 2013
=46 AlgeriaAlgeria 20.1% 2013
49 SwazilandSwaziland 20% 2013
50 AnguillaAnguilla 19.9% 2013
51 CroatiaCroatia 19.8% 2013
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 19.75% 2013
52 EstoniaEstonia 19.6% 2013
53 United StatesUnited States 19.5% 2013
54 UkraineUkraine 19.4% 2013
55 GermanyGermany 19.3% 2013
=56 MoroccoMorocco 19.2% 2013
=56 BotswanaBotswana 19.2% 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 19.13% 2013
58 AustriaAustria 19% 2013
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 18.87% 2013
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 18.8% 2013
59 RussiaRussia 18.6% 2013
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 18.48% 2013
60 Cape VerdeCape Verde 18.4% 2013
=61 PortugalPortugal 18.3% 2013
=61 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 18.3% 2013
=63 VanuatuVanuatu 18.2% 2013
=63 AustraliaAustralia 18.2% 2013
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 18.15% 2013
65 DominicaDominica 18.1% 2013
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 18.04% 2013
=66 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 17.9% 2013
=66 Costa RicaCosta Rica 17.9% 2013
=68 GreeceGreece 17.8% 2013
=68 OmanOman 17.8% 2013
=68 PolandPoland 17.8% 2013
=71 GeorgiaGeorgia 17.7% 2013
=71 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 17.7% 2013
=73 SlovakiaSlovakia 17.6% 2013
=73 LithuaniaLithuania 17.6% 2013
=73 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 17.6% 2013
76 TunisiaTunisia 17.5% 2013
=77 TongaTonga 17.4% 2013
=77 ComorosComoros 17.4% 2013
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 17.35% 2013
=79 BelizeBelize 17.3% 2013
=79 BruneiBrunei 17.3% 2013
=79 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 17.3% 2013
=82 SyriaSyria 17.2% 2013
=82 KenyaKenya 17.2% 2013
=84 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 17.1% 2013
=84 South SudanSouth Sudan 17.1% 2013
86 LuxembourgLuxembourg 16.9% 2013
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 16.9% 2013
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 16.84% 2013
87 TanzaniaTanzania 16.8% 2013
=88 UzbekistanUzbekistan 16.6% 2013
=88 ArgentinaArgentina 16.6% 2013
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 16.58% 2013
=90 KosovoKosovo 16.5% 2013
=90 ColombiaColombia 16.5% 2013
92 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 16.4% 2013
=93 CameroonCameroon 16.3% 2013
=93 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 16.3% 2013
=95 BarbadosBarbados 16.1% 2013
=95 HondurasHonduras 16.1% 2013
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 16.1% 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 16.02% 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 16% 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 15.99% 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 15.91% 2013
=97 JamaicaJamaica 15.9% 2013
=97 BermudaBermuda 15.9% 2013
=97 GrenadaGrenada 15.9% 2013
=100 South KoreaSouth Korea 15.8% 2013
=100 GuyanaGuyana 15.8% 2013
102 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 15.4% 2013
=103 IrelandIreland 15.3% 2013
=103 LatviaLatvia 15.3% 2013
=105 LiberiaLiberia 15.2% 2013
=105 LebanonLebanon 15.2% 2013
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 15.05% 2013
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 14.98% 2013
107 The BahamasThe Bahamas 14.9% 2013
108 TurkeyTurkey 14.8% 2013
=109 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 14.7% 2013
=109 SeychellesSeychelles 14.7% 2013
=109 KuwaitKuwait 14.7% 2013
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 14.66% 2013
=112 BahrainBahrain 14.6% 2013
=112 BelarusBelarus 14.6% 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 14.58% 2013
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 14.55% 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 14.54% 2013
114 LibyaLibya 14.2% 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 14.12% 2013
115 MongoliaMongolia 14.1% 2013
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 14% 2013
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 13.95% 2013
=116 FijiFiji 13.7% 2013
=116 MozambiqueMozambique 13.7% 2013
=118 ThailandThailand 13.6% 2013
=118 GhanaGhana 13.6% 2013
=118 UruguayUruguay 13.6% 2013
=121 MalaysiaMalaysia 13.5% 2013
=121 EcuadorEcuador 13.5% 2013
=121 BoliviaBolivia 13.5% 2013
=121 ChinaChina 13.5% 2013
=121 Sri LankaSri Lanka 13.5% 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 13.45% 2013
126 MauritiusMauritius 13.4% 2013
127 IranIran 13.3% 2013
128 YemenYemen 13.2% 2013
129 ArmeniaArmenia 13% 2013
130 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 12.9% 2013
=131 PanamaPanama 12.7% 2013
=131 ParaguayParaguay 12.7% 2013
=133 SurinameSuriname 12.6% 2013
=133 MaliMali 12.6% 2013
=135 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 12.5% 2013
=135 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 12.5% 2013
=137 TaiwanTaiwan 12.4% 2013
=137 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 12.4% 2013
139 VenezuelaVenezuela 12.2% 2013
140 ChileChile 12.1% 2013
141 GuineaGuinea 12% 2013
=142 IndiaIndia 11.9% 2013
=142 ChadChad 11.9% 2013
144 NigeriaNigeria 11.8% 2013
=145 TajikistanTajikistan 11.6% 2013
=145 QatarQatar 11.6% 2013
=145 MexicoMexico 11.6% 2013
=145 BeninBenin 11.6% 2013
=145 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 11.6% 2013
=145 EgyptEgypt 11.6% 2013
=145 KazakhstanKazakhstan 11.6% 2013
152 MadagascarMadagascar 11.5% 2013
153 SudanSudan 11.4% 2013
154 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 11.2% 2013
155 El SalvadorEl Salvador 11% 2013
156 The GambiaThe Gambia 10.9% 2013
=157 NepalNepal 10.7% 2013
=157 GuatemalaGuatemala 10.7% 2013
159 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 10.6% 2013
=160 PhilippinesPhilippines 10.5% 2013
=160 PakistanPakistan 10.5% 2013
=162 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 10.3% 2013
=162 PeruPeru 10.3% 2013
=162 NicaraguaNicaragua 10.3% 2013
165 LaosLaos 9.9% 2013
=166 GabonGabon 9.8% 2013
=166 TogoTogo 9.8% 2013
168 SingaporeSingapore 9.7% 2013
169 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 9.5% 2013
170 Hong KongHong Kong 9.1% 2013
171 SenegalSenegal 9% 2013
=172 IndonesiaIndonesia 8.9% 2013
=172 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 8.9% 2013
=174 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 8.4% 2013
=174 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 8.4% 2013
176 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 8.3% 2013
=177 EthiopiaEthiopia 8.2% 2013
=177 RwandaRwanda 8.2% 2013
=179 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 8.1% 2013
=179 AlbaniaAlbania 8.1% 2013
181 CambodiaCambodia 7.9% 2013
=182 BulgariaBulgaria 7.8% 2013
=182 UgandaUganda 7.8% 2013
184 United Arab EmiratesUAE 6.9% 2013
185 MacauMacau 6.8% 2013
=186 VietnamVietnam 6.6% 2013
=186 RomaniaRomania 6.6% 2013
188 BangladeshBangladesh 5.7% 2013
189 BurmaBurma 3.8% 2013
190 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 3.7% 2013

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