Economy > Spending > General government final consumption expenditure > Current LCU: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU). 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 local currency.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IndonesiaIndonesia	732.34 trillion	2012
2	IranIran	296.79 trillion	2007
3	South KoreaSouth Korea	201.48 trillion	2012
4	VietnamVietnam	192.36 trillion	2012
5	ColombiaColombia	109.79 trillion	2012
6	JapanJapan	97.36 trillion	2012
7	BelarusBelarus	76.81 trillion	2012
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	40.84 trillion	2012
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	23.11 trillion	2012
8	UzbekistanUzbekistan	21.93 trillion	2012
9	ZambiaZambia	19.21 trillion	2011
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	18.42 trillion	2011
10	ChileChile	15.83 trillion	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	14.57 trillion	2012
11	ParaguayParaguay	13.77 trillion	2012
12	IndiaIndia	11.87 trillion	2012
13	RussiaRussia	11.66 trillion	2012
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	11.18 trillion	2012
14	LebanonLebanon	9.73 trillion	2012
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	8.83 trillion	2012
15	LaosLaos	8.62 trillion	2012
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	8.19 trillion	2012
16	TanzaniaTanzania	7.52 trillion	2012
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	7.41 trillion	2012
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	7.3 trillion	2010
17	ChinaChina	7.12 trillion	2012
18	NigeriaNigeria	4.85 trillion	2012
19	UgandaUganda	4.42 trillion	2011
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	4.29 trillion	2011
20	Costa RicaCosta Rica	4.06 trillion	2012
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	3.75 trillion	2012
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	3.65 trillion	2012
21	GuineaGuinea	3.56 trillion	2011
22	KazakhstanKazakhstan	3.48 trillion	2012
23	AlgeriaAlgeria	3.18 trillion	2012
24	CambodiaCambodia	3.13 trillion	2011
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	2.96 trillion	2008
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	2.89 trillion	2011
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	2.85 trillion	2011
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	2.84 trillion	2011
25	HungaryHungary	2.83 trillion	2011
26	United StatesUnited States	2.55 trillion	2012
27	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	2.38 trillion	2012
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	2.32 trillion	2011
28	AngolaAngola	2.21 trillion	2012
29	PakistanPakistan	2.1 trillion	2012
30	MadagascarMadagascar	2 trillion	2011
31	MongoliaMongolia	1.97 trillion	2012
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	1.85 trillion	2010
32	MexicoMexico	1.8 trillion	2012
33	CameroonCameroon	1.76 trillion	2012
34	ThailandThailand	1.54 trillion	2012
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	1.41 trillion	2011
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	1.38 trillion	2011
35	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	1.29 trillion	2011
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	1.24 trillion	2011
36	SenegalSenegal	1.2 trillion	2012
37	PhilippinesPhilippines	1.11 trillion	2012
38	Sri LankaSri Lanka	1.02 trillion	2012
39	SwedenSweden	955.87 billion	2012
40	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	946.95 billion	2011
41	BrazilBrazil	944.54 billion	2012
42	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	900.3 billion	2008
43	BurundiBurundi	863.4 billion	2012
44	MaliMali	859.15 billion	2011
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	813.23 billion	2010
45	YemenYemen	804.36 billion	2010
46	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	788.83 billion	2012
47	South AfricaSouth Africa	707.03 billion	2012
48	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	679.8 billion	2011
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	666.12 billion	2008
49	NorwayNorway	619.48 billion	2012
50	SerbiaSerbia	600.87 billion	2011
51	KenyaKenya	592.39 billion	2012
52	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	542.7 billion	2012
53	DenmarkDenmark	521.64 billion	2012
54	ArmeniaArmenia	517.93 billion	2012
55	GermanyGermany	514.35 billion	2012
56	BangladeshBangladesh	512.89 billion	2012
57	FranceFrance	502.73 billion	2012
58	GabonGabon	492.16 billion	2007
59	NigerNiger	474.77 billion	2012
60	IcelandIceland	430.41 billion	2012
61	BeninBenin	385.43 billion	2010
62	CanadaCanada	380.74 billion	2012
63	ChadChad	366.6 billion	2012
64	ArgentinaArgentina	359.63 billion	2012
65	RwandaRwanda	358.29 billion	2012
66	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	341.22 billion	2012
67	ItalyItaly	314.96 billion	2012
68	SyriaSyria	303.63 billion	2011
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	291.54 billion	2011
69	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	290.41 billion	2011
70	PolandPoland	284.98 billion	2012
71	UkraineUkraine	272.82 billion	2012
72	AustraliaAustralia	264.43 billion	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	259.98 billion	2012
73	IsraelIsrael	227.47 billion	2012
74	JamaicaJamaica	214.21 billion	2012
75	TurkeyTurkey	209.2 billion	2012
76	SpainSpain	207.67 billion	2012
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	200.33 billion	2002
77	VenezuelaVenezuela	199.39 billion	2012
78	MauritaniaMauritania	188.87 billion	2012
79	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	187.87 billion	2012
80	Hong KongHong Kong	185.38 billion	2012
81	EgyptEgypt	179 billion	2012
82	MalawiMalawi	175.17 billion	2011
83	NetherlandsNetherlands	170.61 billion	2012
84	TogoTogo	169.67 billion	2011
85	NepalNepal	164.37 billion	2012
86	MoroccoMorocco	159.12 billion	2012
87	UruguayUruguay	137.53 billion	2012
88	AfghanistanAfghanistan	131.18 billion	2012
89	MalaysiaMalaysia	127.2 billion	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	119.3 billion	2011
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	118.88 billion	2012
90	AlbaniaAlbania	101 billion	2012
91	United Arab EmiratesUAE	97.31 billion	2012
92	BelgiumBelgium	93.79 billion	2012
93	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	90.5 billion	2000
94	RomaniaRomania	85.15 billion	2012
95	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	84.9 billion	2012
96	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	84.11 billion	2012
97	GuyanaGuyana	76.87 billion	2012
98	QatarQatar	76.84 billion	2011
99	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	66.12 billion	2012
100	CroatiaCroatia	65.3 billion	2012
101	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	60.69 billion	2012
102	AustriaAustria	58.36 billion	2012
103	HondurasHonduras	58.31 billion	2012
104	MozambiqueMozambique	56.66 billion	2012
105	EthiopiaEthiopia	51.81 billion	2012
106	PeruPeru	51.63 billion	2012
107	FinlandFinland	48.31 billion	2012
108	MauritiusMauritius	45.92 billion	2012
109	New ZealandNew Zealand	42.37 billion	2012
110	GuatemalaGuatemala	42.2 billion	2012
111	DjiboutiDjibouti	37.85 billion	2007
112	GreeceGreece	34.4 billion	2012
113	SingaporeSingapore	33.37 billion	2012
114	PortugalPortugal	30.12 billion	2012
115	IrelandIreland	29.43 billion	2012
116	ComorosComoros	28.92 billion	2009
117	Cape VerdeCape Verde	27.4 billion	2011
118	NamibiaNamibia	27 billion	2012
119	CubaCuba	25.84 billion	2011
120	BoliviaBolivia	25.15 billion	2012
121	SudanSudan	24.73 billion	2012
122	MacauMacau	23.58 billion	2012
123	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	23.54 billion	1990
124	NicaraguaNicaragua	21.77 billion	2012
125	BotswanaBotswana	21.2 billion	2012
126	LithuaniaLithuania	20.04 billion	2011
127	LiberiaLiberia	19.72 billion	2012
128	MoldovaMoldova	19.58 billion	2012
129	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	18.22 billion	2002
130	HaitiHaiti	18.04 billion	2006
131	BhutanBhutan	17.79 billion	2011
132	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	16.66 billion	2008
133	VanuatuVanuatu	12.71 billion	2011
134	SlovakiaSlovakia	12.5 billion	2011
135	BulgariaBulgaria	12.06 billion	2012
136	EcuadorEcuador	11.3 billion	2012
137	LibyaLibya	10.6 billion	2008
138	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	10.5 billion	2011
139	GhanaGhana	9.92 billion	2012
140	TunisiaTunisia	9.83 billion	2012
141	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	8.88 billion	2012
142	EritreaEritrea	8.45 billion	2011
143	South SudanSouth Sudan	8.21 billion	2012
144	LesothoLesotho	7.66 billion	2012
145	LuxembourgLuxembourg	7.5 billion	2012
146	SloveniaSlovenia	7.35 billion	2011
147	KuwaitKuwait	6.59 billion	2011
148	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	5.98 billion	2012
149	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	5.58 billion	2012
150	GeorgiaGeorgia	4.63 billion	2012
151	OmanOman	4.63 billion	2011
152	SwazilandSwaziland	4.41 billion	2011
153	JordanJordan	4.2 billion	2012
154	PanamaPanama	3.79 billion	2012
155	BruneiBrunei	3.66 billion	2012
156	CyprusCyprus	3.44 billion	2010
157	EstoniaEstonia	3.35 billion	2012
158	TajikistanTajikistan	3.13 billion	2012
159	El SalvadorEl Salvador	2.67 billion	2012
160	ZimbabweZimbabwe	2.64 billion	2012
161	The GambiaThe Gambia	2.54 billion	2011
162	LatviaLatvia	2.21 billion	2011
163	MaldivesMaldives	2.13 billion	2005
164	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	1.94 billion	2004
165	BahrainBahrain	1.67 billion	2012
166	BarbadosBarbados	1.36 billion	2012
167	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	1.36 billion	2006
168	MaltaMalta	1.35 billion	2011
169	The BahamasThe Bahamas	1.21 billion	2012
170	ArubaAruba	1.19 billion	2011
171	SurinameSuriname	1.14 billion	2005
172	East TimorEast Timor	1 billion	2011
173	FijiFiji	845 million	2008
174	KosovoKosovo	788.3 million	2012
175	MontenegroMontenegro	657.07 million	2012
176	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	565.46 million	2012
177	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	549.6 million	2012
178	BelizeBelize	469.3 million	2011
179	GrenadaGrenada	339.29 million	2012
180	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	315.31 million	2012
181	DominicaDominica	234.3 million	2012
182	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	214.06 million	2012
183	TongaTonga	151.03 million	2012
184	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	62.1 million	1983
185	KiribatiKiribati	25.04 million	1992

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