Government Expenses in the USA, France, and Germany

Government expenses are cash payments made to support various activities and services. These include employee wages, interest, subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other costs like rent and dividends. The data consolidates all central government finances into one account, but some only include budgetary central government accounts, missing units like social security funds. This can provide an incomplete picture, especially in federal states. Data on government revenue and expenses are collected by the IMF and the OECD through member country questionnaires. The figure shows the amount of government expenses in France, the United States, and Germany 2019, 2020, 2021