Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 299.70 billion current LCU against 276.17 billion current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 23.53 billion current LCU.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 155 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.77 billion current LCU | 96.55 billion current LCU | 29.21 billion current LCU | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 311.89 billion current LCU | 146.51 billion current LCU | 165.38 billion current LCU | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 299.70 billion current LCU against 276.17 billion current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 23.53 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th 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
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.