Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Goods and services expense

Afghanistan
276.17 billion current LCU
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
313.02 billion current LCU
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
45th
Saudi Arabia rank
42nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 313.02 billion current LCU against 276.17 billion current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 36.85 billion current LCU.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd of 155 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 313.02 billion current LCU against 276.17 billion current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
36.85 billion current LCU, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for goods and services expense?
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.