# Expenses
Expenses are **cash payments** for the **operating activities** of the government in providing goods and services.
These expenses include:
- **Compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries)**
- **Interest**
- **Subsidies**
- **Grants**
- **Social benefits**
- **Other expenses like rent and dividends**
The chart displays the **expense rates** as a **percentage of GDP** in **Jordan** over 21 years, from **2000 to 2020**.
Jordan witnessed fluctuations in these rates, with government expenditures peaking at **35.65% of GDP in 2005** and recording **28.17% of GDP in 2020**.