Expense (current LCU) by country
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
861.52 trillion current LCU
Indonesia
Lowest
3.06 million current LCU
Zimbabwe
Median
313.54 billion current LCU
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
4,452
What the numbers show
Expense (current LCU) is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 861.52 trillion current LCU in Indonesia; the lowest is 3.06 million current LCU in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 313.54 billion current LCU, and the mean is 25.47 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 3,492.9%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 2.7%).
Expense: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 861.52 trillion current LCU | 2009 | up 379.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran | 806.60 trillion current LCU | 2009 | up 924.2% | volatile |
| 3 | South Korea | 682.20 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 528.23 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 281.94 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 1,114.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 117.32 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 7 | Iraq | 76.25 trillion current LCU | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 69.28 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Paraguay | 59.57 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 52.23 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 40.42 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 3,492.9% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 35.85 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Tanzania | 33.64 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 30.35 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 207.9% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 27.97 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 22.54 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Laos | 22.40 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 149.8% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 20.84 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 296.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Somalia | 18.92 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 242.5% | rising |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.59 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 359.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Lebanon | 17.12 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 15.52 trillion current LCU | 2019 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Mongolia | 13.81 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 329.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 13.60 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Turkey | 8.95 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 1,585.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.76 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 317.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 7.84 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 7.16 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 29 | United States | 6.80 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Angola | 5.06 trillion current LCU | 2019 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 4.97 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 253.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Senegal | 4.39 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 128.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 4.35 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 637.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 4.19 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 239.5% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 4.10 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 3.73 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 3.55 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 136.5% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 3.10 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Rwanda | 3.09 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 215.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 2.94 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 226.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 2.65 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 2.43 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 2.39 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 2.38 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 817.2% | volatile |
| 45 | South Africa | 2.23 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Armenia | 1.99 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 1.89 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Norway | 1.83 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Gabon | 1.52 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 50 | Mali | 1.46 trillion current LCU | 2020 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 51 | Iceland | 1.40 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 52 | France | 1.34 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | 1.34 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Congo | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 55 | Germany | 1.24 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 1.22 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 201.9% | volatile |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 1.12 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 1.11 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Burundi | 1.00 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Togo | 945.35 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 943.02 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 64 | Denmark | 929.46 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Nepal | 846.22 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 289.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 738.80 billion current LCU | 2015 | up 400.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Israel | 703.20 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia | 644.60 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 601.38 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Jamaica | 586.73 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Canada | 565.06 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 534.00 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 503.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Romania | 516.50 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 509.90 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 504.16 billion current LCU | 2017 | up 328.4% | rising |
| 76 | Netherlands | 419.74 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | 393.78 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 316.16 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 203.5% | rising |
| 79 | Mozambique | 313.54 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 197.7% | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 310.25 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 301.38 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 82 | Belgium | 223.05 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 83 | Austria | 219.95 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 200.66 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 195.73 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritius | 185.64 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 162.73 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 88 | Honduras | 140.02 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 89 | New Zealand | 139.80 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 139.32 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 588.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 134.42 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 92 | Finland | 122.60 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Singapore | 117.44 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Zambia | 111.19 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 572.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Guatemala | 110.36 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 106.28 billion current LCU | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 105.65 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Moldova | 104.64 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 222.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Portugal | 100.46 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Ireland | 100.20 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Namibia | 83.53 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 102 | United Arab Emirates | 72.33 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 103 | Macao | 72.06 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Botswana | 69.39 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Sudan | 62.20 billion current LCU | 2016 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 62.05 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 54.45 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 108 | Niger | 53.87 billion current LCU | 1980 | — | rising |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.83 billion current LCU | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 110 | Bhutan | 43.84 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | 43.74 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 37.66 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Ecuador | 35.35 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 34.68 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 33.80 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 30.83 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Croatia | 30.19 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 118 | Slovenia | 27.46 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 119 | Lithuania | 25.16 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Tunisia | 24.95 billion current LCU | 2012 | up 195.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Maldives | 23.80 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 22.48 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Bolivia | 22.47 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Georgia | 20.42 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.62 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 126 | Eswatini | 17.49 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Lesotho | 15.50 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 14.63 billion current LCU | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Estonia | 14.45 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Latvia | 13.53 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Cyprus | 12.48 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Panama | 11.55 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 133 | Jordan | 10.31 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Kuwait | 10.18 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 135 | El Salvador | 9.37 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 136 | Malta | 7.05 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | 4.74 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 138 | Bahrain | 3.52 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 3.46 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 140 | Fiji | 3.42 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Barbados | 3.27 billion current LCU | 2016 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 142 | Bahamas | 3.11 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Seychelles | 2.28 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 144 | East Timor | 1.68 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 145 | Belize | 1.01 billion current LCU | 2017 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 950.28 million current LCU | 2017 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 147 | Samoa | 761.33 million current LCU | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 148 | San Marino | 759.13 million current LCU | 2023 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 638.40 million current LCU | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 563.61 million current LCU | 2017 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 151 | Tonga | 483.79 million current LCU | 2023 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 152 | Kiribati | 367.36 million current LCU | 2023 | up 192.0% | rising |
| 153 | Nauru | 192.69 million current LCU | 2020 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 154 | Palau | 152.68 million current LCU | 2020 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 155 | Marshall Islands | 143.73 million current LCU | 2020 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 156 | Micronesia (country) | 87.36 million current LCU | 2020 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 3.06 million current LCU | 2018 | up 735.2% | volatile |
About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.