| Percentage of central government expenditures spent on housing, social security, welfare, and related programs; and percentage spent on defense, 1987-89 | ||
|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | SOCIAL SPENDING | DEFENSE |
| Sweden | 55.9 | 6.5 |
| Switzerland | 50.6 | 10.3 |
| Germany | 49.4 | 8.7 |
| Austria | 48.3 | 2.7 |
| Belgium | 43.9 | 4.7 |
| France | 40.7 | 6.1 |
| The Netherlands | 40.6 | 5.0 |
| Norway | 39.6 | 7.8 |
| Italy | 38.6 | 3.6 |
| Denmark | 37.8 | 5.4 |
| Canada | 37.0 | 7.3 |
| Spain | 37.0 | 6.5 |
| Finland | 36.5 | 5.1 |
| United Kingdom | 34.8 | 12.5 |
| New Zealand | 33.8 | 4.8 |
| Ireland | 30.3 | 2.8 | Japan | 30.3 | 6.5 |
| Australia | 29.3 | 8.9 |
| United States | 29.3 | 24.6 |
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook 1990 (Washington, D.C.: IMF, 1990), pp 58-63
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