Government Expenditure United States versus other developed countries U.S. public sector is quite small compared to Sweden or France and smaller than all the countries listed Although large, the U.s. government is small in relative terms. More reliance on private sector9 Government Expenditure • United States versus other developed countries. • U.S. public sector is quite small compared to Sweden or France, and smaller than all the countries listed. • Although large, the U.S. government is small in relative terms. More reliance on private sector