Finland vs Switzerland: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 10.33 billion current LCU against 9.77 billion current LCU in Finland, a difference of 554.77 million current LCU.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 155 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 494.24 million current LCU | 5.40 billion current LCU | 4.91 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.22 billion current LCU | 8.80 billion current LCU | 7.57 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.28 billion current LCU | 4.69 billion current LCU | 1.41 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.56 billion current LCU | 5.60 billion current LCU | 1.03 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6.50 billion current LCU | 7.49 billion current LCU | 987.61 million current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 8.80 billion current LCU | 9.06 billion current LCU | 261.22 million current LCU | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Finland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 10.33 billion current LCU against 9.77 billion current LCU in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Finland and Switzerland?
- 554.77 million current LCU, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Finland ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 102nd 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.