Belgium vs Maldives: Goods and services expense

Belgium
6.97 billion current LCU
in 2024
Maldives
4.63 billion current LCU
in 2021
Belgium rank
111th
Maldives rank
113th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Belgium
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 6.97 billion current LCU against 4.63 billion current LCU in Maldives, a difference of 2.34 billion current LCU.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 111th and Maldives ranks 113th of 155 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 2.17 billion current LCU 780.84 million current LCU 1.38 billion current LCU Belgium
2000s 3.07 billion current LCU 2.88 billion current LCU 193.63 million current LCU Belgium
2010s 4.42 billion current LCU 3.19 billion current LCU 1.23 billion current LCU Belgium
2020s 5.14 billion current LCU 3.96 billion current LCU 1.17 billion current LCU Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Belgium or Maldives?
Belgium, at 6.97 billion current LCU against 4.63 billion current LCU in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Belgium and Maldives?
2.34 billion current LCU, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Maldives?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Maldives rank globally for goods and services expense?
Belgium ranks 111th and Maldives ranks 113th 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.