Ethiopia vs Sweden: Goods and services expense

Ethiopia
149.06 billion current LCU
in 2024
Sweden
119.67 billion current LCU
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
56th
Sweden rank
59th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sweden
050.0B100.0B150.0B197219982024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 149.06 billion current LCU against 119.67 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 29.39 billion current LCU.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 59th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1.97 billion current LCU 55.19 billion current LCU 53.22 billion current LCU Sweden
2000s 4.06 billion current LCU 58.77 billion current LCU 54.71 billion current LCU Sweden
2010s 25.64 billion current LCU 77.99 billion current LCU 52.35 billion current LCU Sweden
2020s 96.39 billion current LCU 100.77 billion current LCU 4.38 billion current LCU Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Ethiopia or Sweden?
Ethiopia, at 149.06 billion current LCU against 119.67 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ethiopia and Sweden?
29.39 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sweden rank globally for goods and services expense?
Ethiopia ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 59th 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.