Australia vs Germany: Goods and services expense

Australia
69.37 billion current LCU
in 2022
Germany
83.37 billion current LCU
in 2024
Australia rank
66th
Germany rank
63rd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197219982024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 83.37 billion current LCU against 69.37 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 14.00 billion current LCU.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 66th and Germany ranks 63rd of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 28.98 billion current LCU 27.47 billion current LCU 1.50 billion current LCU Australia
2000s 24.07 billion current LCU 29.60 billion current LCU 5.53 billion current LCU Germany
2010s 43.45 billion current LCU 45.60 billion current LCU 2.15 billion current LCU Germany
2020s 63.04 billion current LCU 72.79 billion current LCU 9.75 billion current LCU Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Australia or Germany?
Germany, at 83.37 billion current LCU against 69.37 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Australia and Germany?
14.00 billion current LCU, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for goods and services expense?
Australia ranks 66th and Germany ranks 63rd 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.