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spending

General government spending provides an indication of the size of government across countries. The large variation in this indicator highlights the variety of countries' approaches to delivering public goods and services and providing social protection, not necessarily differences in resources spent

Usage

spending [-c COUNTRIES] [-p {TOT,RECULTREL,HOUCOMM,PUBORD,EDU,ENVPROT,GRALPUBSER,SOCPROT,ECOAFF,DEF,HEALTH}] [-u {PC_GDP,THND_USD_CAP}] [-s START_DATE] [-e END_DATE]

Parameters

NameParameterDescriptionDefaultOptionalChoices
countries-c --countriesCountries to get data forunited_statesTrueNone
perspective-p --perspectiveUse either TOT (Total), RECULTREL (Recreation, culture and religion), HOUCOMM (Housing and community amenities), PUBORD (Public order and safety), EDU (Education), ENVPROT (Environmental protection), GRALPUBSER (General public services), SOCPROT (Social protection), ECOAFF (Economic affairs), DEF (Defence), HEALTH (Health)TOTTrueTOT, RECULTREL, HOUCOMM, PUBORD, EDU, ENVPROT, GRALPUBSER, SOCPROT, ECOAFF, DEF, HEALTH
units-u --unitsUse either THND_USD_CAP (thousands of USD per capity) or PC_GDP (percentage of GDP)PC_GDPTruePC_GDP, THND_USD_CAP
start_date-s --startStart date of data, in YYYY-MM-DD format1994-03-16TrueNone
end_date-e --endEnd date of data, in YYYY-MM-DD format2024-03-16TrueNone

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