Economy > Spending > General government final consumption expenditure > Current US$ per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$). 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
1	NorwayNorway	$21,217.19	2012
2	LuxembourgLuxembourg	$18,153.65	2012
3	DenmarkDenmark	$16,108.44	2012
4	SwedenSweden	$14,825.46	2012
5	NetherlandsNetherlands	$13,081.97	2012
6	AustraliaAustralia	$12,020.81	2012
7	FinlandFinland	$11,470.74	2012
8	QatarQatar	$11,047.08	2011
9	CanadaCanada	$10,924.30	2012
10	BelgiumBelgium	$10,822.06	2012
11	IcelandIceland	$10,748.61	2012
12	FranceFrance	$9,838.36	2012
13	JapanJapan	$9,565.58	2012
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	$8,998.49	2012
14	AustriaAustria	$8,866.74	2012
15	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	$8,817.26	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	$8,813.32	2012
16	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	$8,525.62	2012
17	IrelandIreland	$8,246.40	2012
18	United StatesUnited States	$8,116.87	2012
19	GermanyGermany	$8,075.34	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	$7,898.69	2011
20	New ZealandNew Zealand	$7,744.08	2012
21	IsraelIsrael	$7,658.50	2011
22	KuwaitKuwait	$7,639.43	2011
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	$7,447.34	2012
23	BruneiBrunei	$7,103.99	2012
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	$7,076.21	2011
24	European UnionEuropean Union	$7,060.98	2012
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	$6,888.50	2012
25	ItalyItaly	$6,647.17	2012
26	ArubaAruba	$6,497.70	2011
27	SpainSpain	$5,776.99	2012
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	$5,588.18	2011
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	$5,464.93	2011
28	MacauMacau	$5,300.39	2012
29	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	$5,115.97	2012
30	SingaporeSingapore	$4,993.53	2012
31	SloveniaSlovenia	$4,974.83	2011
32	MaltaMalta	$4,509.66	2011
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	$4,345.34	2011
33	CyprusCyprus	$4,129.45	2010
34	OmanOman	$3,978.42	2011
35	GreeceGreece	$3,920.58	2012
36	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	$3,832.00	2012
37	PortugalPortugal	$3,678.73	2012
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	$3,670.89	2008
38	South KoreaSouth Korea	$3,576.83	2012
39	Hong KongHong Kong	$3,340.54	2012
40	The BahamasThe Bahamas	$3,265.94	2012
41	SlovakiaSlovakia	$3,218.67	2011
42	EstoniaEstonia	$3,211.26	2012
43	BahrainBahrain	$3,088.21	2011
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	$3,001.06	2010
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	$2,967.77	2008
44	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	$2,946.78	2000
45	United Arab EmiratesUAE	$2,857.36	2011
46	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	$2,842.81	2011
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	$2,805.88	2010
47	CroatiaCroatia	$2,744.78	2012
48	LithuaniaLithuania	$2,665.41	2011
49	RussiaRussia	$2,615.68	2012
50	BrazilBrazil	$2,432.84	2012
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	$2,416.86	2011
51	BarbadosBarbados	$2,408.72	2012
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	$2,355.34	2012
52	CubaCuba	$2,291.42	2011
53	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	$2,285.37	2012
54	PolandPoland	$2,270.12	2012
55	LatviaLatvia	$2,144.39	2011
56	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	$2,023.41	2008
57	UruguayUruguay	$1,994.41	2012
58	ArgentinaArgentina	$1,923.07	2012
59	ChileChile	$1,874.47	2012
60	South AfricaSouth Africa	$1,682.36	2012
61	Costa RicaCosta Rica	$1,679.08	2012
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	$1,620.63	2011
62	TurkeyTurkey	$1,574.89	2012
63	VenezuelaVenezuela	$1,551.88	2012
64	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	$1,479.57	2012
65	LibyaLibya	$1,474.37	2008
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	$1,461.56	2011
66	LebanonLebanon	$1,458.75	2012
67	NamibiaNamibia	$1,455.56	2012
68	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	$1,415.21	1990
69	MontenegroMontenegro	$1,412.13	2012
70	MalaysiaMalaysia	$1,409.84	2012
71	HungaryHungary	$1,409.29	2011
72	KazakhstanKazakhstan	$1,389.76	2012
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	$1,388.28	2011
73	BotswanaBotswana	$1,388.23	2012
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	$1,385.97	2011
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	$1,328.74	2012
74	RomaniaRomania	$1,309.68	2012
75	ColombiaColombia	$1,280.14	2012
76	DominicaDominica	$1,210.56	2012
77	GrenadaGrenada	$1,191.31	2012
78	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	$1,157.90	2012
79	MexicoMexico	$1,134.78	2012
80	SerbiaSerbia	$1,128.71	2011
81	AngolaAngola	$1,113.44	2012
82	BulgariaBulgaria	$1,084.53	2012
83	MauritiusMauritius	$1,084.04	2012
84	AlgeriaAlgeria	$1,074.74	2012
85	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	$1,067.74	2012
86	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	$1,061.69	2012
87	PanamaPanama	$997.80	2012
88	BelarusBelarus	$973.58	2012
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	$960.36	2012
89	JordanJordan	$938.88	2012
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	$926.66	2012
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	$912.23	2012
90	JamaicaJamaica	$887.55	2012
91	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	$859.57	2011
92	East TimorEast Timor	$851.96	2011
93	TongaTonga	$849.15	2012
94	SurinameSuriname	$838.13	2005
95	ChinaChina	$835.44	2012
96	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	$834.14	2012
97	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	$769.73	1983
98	UkraineUkraine	$748.80	2012
99	ThailandThailand	$743.94	2012
100	BelizeBelize	$741.91	2011
101	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	$740.41	2012
102	EcuadorEcuador	$729.68	2012
103	GabonGabon	$709.49	2007
104	Cape VerdeCape Verde	$704.17	2011
105	PeruPeru	$652.12	2012
106	FijiFiji	$628.33	2008
107	GeorgiaGeorgia	$618.56	2012
108	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	$602.09	2012
109	VanuatuVanuatu	$587.75	2011
110	TunisiaTunisia	$583.74	2012
111	MoroccoMorocco	$567.05	2012
112	KosovoKosovo	$560.69	2012
113	MaldivesMaldives	$560.26	2005
114	BhutanBhutan	$522.44	2011
115	MongoliaMongolia	$517.87	2012
116	SwazilandSwaziland	$501.34	2011
117	GuyanaGuyana	$472.84	2012
118	ParaguayParaguay	$467.12	2012
119	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	$465.93	2012
120	LesothoLesotho	$454.73	2012
121	MoldovaMoldova	$454.17	2012
122	IranIran	$445.32	2007
123	ArmeniaArmenia	$434.20	2012
124	El SalvadorEl Salvador	$424.60	2012
125	Sri LankaSri Lanka	$393.79	2012
126	UzbekistanUzbekistan	$389.65	2012
127	HondurasHonduras	$374.09	2012
128	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	$372.36	2006
129	EgyptEgypt	$369.92	2012
130	GuatemalaGuatemala	$357.12	2012
131	BoliviaBolivia	$346.79	2012
132	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	$340.96	2011
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	$326.42	2012
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	$323.90	2011
133	IndonesiaIndonesia	$316.04	2012
134	SyriaSyria	$296.00	2011
135	AlbaniaAlbania	$295.23	2012
136	ZambiaZambia	$289.84	2011
137	PhilippinesPhilippines	$272.44	2012
138	DjiboutiDjibouti	$266.63	2007
139	South SudanSouth Sudan	$256.95	2012
140	KiribatiKiribati	$250.42	1992
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	$231.55	2010
141	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	$231.29	2012
142	GhanaGhana	$217.83	2012
143	ZimbabweZimbabwe	$192.27	2012
144	SudanSudan	$186.10	2012
145	NigeriaNigeria	$183.30	2012
146	IndiaIndia	$176.37	2012
147	SenegalSenegal	$171.23	2012
148	MauritaniaMauritania	$167.73	2012
149	YemenYemen	$165.28	2010
150	LaosLaos	$162.58	2012
151	KenyaKenya	$162.31	2012
152	CameroonCameroon	$158.46	2012
153	NicaraguaNicaragua	$154.31	2012
154	PakistanPakistan	$131.51	2012
155	MaliMali	$126.29	2011
156	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	$125.46	2011
157	ComorosComoros	$122.58	2009
158	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	$110.10	2008
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	$108.72	2012
159	VietnamVietnam	$104.03	2012
160	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	$101.10	2004
161	TanzaniaTanzania	$99.42	2012
162	EritreaEritrea	$92.64	2011
163	AfghanistanAfghanistan	$84.98	2012
164	BeninBenin	$81.83	2010
165	MozambiqueMozambique	$79.24	2012
166	TajikistanTajikistan	$75.28	2012
167	NepalNepal	$73.86	2012
168	MalawiMalawi	$72.40	2011
169	LiberiaLiberia	$64.00	2012
170	BurundiBurundi	$60.77	2012
171	ChadChad	$57.69	2012
172	TogoTogo	$55.55	2011
173	NigerNiger	$54.20	2012
174	UgandaUganda	$54.18	2011
175	CambodiaCambodia	$52.87	2011
176	RwandaRwanda	$50.90	2012
177	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	$50.53	2011
178	The GambiaThe Gambia	$49.76	2011
179	GuineaGuinea	$47.91	2011
180	HaitiHaiti	$47.55	2006
181	MadagascarMadagascar	$45.52	2011
182	BangladeshBangladesh	$42.02	2012
183	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	$39.35	2012
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	$39.24	2002
184	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	$36.75	2012
185	EthiopiaEthiopia	$31.90	2012
186	SomaliaSomalia	$21.89	1984
187	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	$19.65	2002

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