# Expenses and Expenditure Rates in Lebanon
**Expenses** are cash payments for a government's operational activities in providing goods and services. These expenses include:
- **Employee compensation (such as wages and salaries)**
- **Interest**
- **Subsidies**
- **Grants**
- **Social benefits**
- **Other expenses such as rent and dividends**
The chart displays **expenditure rates as a percentage of GDP** in **Lebanon** over a **22-year period from 2000 to 2021**.
During this period, Lebanon experienced expenditure rates between **22% and 30%**, but by **2021**, the expenditure as a percentage of GDP had dropped to **6.30%**.