Expense (current LCU)

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Description: The map below shows how Expense (current LCU) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Indonesia, with a value of 928,087,000,000,000.00. The country with the lowest value in the world is Grenada, with a value of 159,820,000.00.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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