Comparison of countries across components, 2011

Countries

Brazil
Indicators
Final Consumption Expenditure (C + G) (% of GDP) Total Investment (I) (% of GDP) General govt. Final consumption exp. (G) (% of GDP) Exports of Goods and Services (X) (% of GDP) Imports of Goods and Services (M) (% of GDP) Gross National Savings (S) (% of GDP)

China

France

Germany

India

Japan

UK

US

81

49

82

77

71

81

87

89

19.73

48.27

20.76

18.25

35

19.96

14.93

18.44

21

13

24

19

12

20

22

17

12

31

27

50

24

15

32

14

13

27

30

45

30

16

34

18

17.61

50.12

19

24.43

30.83

21.98

13.47

15.85

Source: World Bank national accounts data and OECD National Accounts data files (Final
consumption expenditure, General govt. final consumption expenditure, Exports of goods and services and Imports of goods and services) World Economic Outlook Database (IMF) (Total Investments and Gross national savings)

Subject Notes Final consumption expenditure, etc. (% of GDP) Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). This estimate includes any statistical discrepancy in the use of resources relative to the supply of resources.

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Total investment (Percent of GDP) Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. [SNA 1993]

Gross national savings (Percent of GDP) Expressed as a ratio of gross national savings in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Gross national saving is gross disposable income less final consumption expenditure after taking account of an adjustment for pension funds. [SNA 1993] For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.