The table illustrates percentage allocation spending for 5 essential sectors in 3 development countries in 2009
Overall , it is evident that public service and healthcare received the largest expenditure , whereas environmental protection accounted for the lowest proportion.
As can be seen from the chart, in Italy, expenditure consumed for public service constituted 8.6%, occupying the first position, nearly doubling the proportion of US budget spending for public service and greater than 6.6% of Germany . Moreover, in terms of health , the UK allocated the highest proportion for this service, at 7.8% , followed by 7.5% of Italy and 7.1% of Germany . A similar pattern was witnessed in education , while the Uk recorded the greatest percentage with 6.4%,Germany distributed the lowest budget to education , with only 4.3% .
When it came to the figure of economic affairs , all countries observed comparable scales , ranging from 4% to 4.5%. Meanwhile , the expenditure devoted to environmental protection in Germany , Italy , Uk was equivalent and negligible , with 0.7%,0.9% and 1% respectively.