The global economy has sunk into a recession that has prompted countries throughout the world to follow the US lead in announcing and implementing drastic economic stimulus packages.

Here’s a list of Economic Stimulus Plans which have been announced to date:

1. United States: US$787bn
2. China: US$586bn
3. Japan: US$516.3bn
4. Brazil: US$283.3bn
5. EU-wide: US$254.6bn
6. Germany (2nd): US$67bn
7. France: US$33bn
8. Canada: US$32bn
9. Poland: US$31.4bn
10. Britain: US$30bn
11. Germany (1st): US$29bn
12. Australia: US$28bn
13. Malaysia: US$18.9bn
14. Hungary: US$15.7bn
15. Singapore: US$13.6bn
16. India: US$8bn
17. Indonesia: US$6.3bn
18. Vietnam: US$6bn
19. Mexico: US$5.8bn
20. Egypt: US$5.4bn
21. Israel: US$5bn
22. Russia: US$5bn
23. Chile: US$4bn
24. Argentina: US$3.8bn
25. South Africa: US$3.6bn
26. Thailand: US$3.3bn
27. Norway: US$2.9bn
28. Italy: US$2bn
29. Finland: US$2bn
30. Portugal: US$2bn
31. Sweden: US$1bn

Note: This does not include the IMF Plans for Hungary, Ukraine, Latvia, Pakistan and Iceland.