Nicaragua vs Spain: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Nicaragua
- Spain
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 15.93 billion current LCU against 14.51 billion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 1.42 billion current LCU.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 91st and Spain ranks 93rd of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 692.03 million current LCU | 6.84 billion current LCU | 6.15 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.16 billion current LCU | 8.11 billion current LCU | 5.95 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.22 billion current LCU | 9.55 billion current LCU | 1.33 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.78 billion current LCU | 12.21 billion current LCU | 2.57 billion current LCU | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Nicaragua or Spain?
- Nicaragua, at 15.93 billion current LCU against 14.51 billion current LCU in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Nicaragua and Spain?
- 1.42 billion current LCU, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Nicaragua ranks 91st and Spain ranks 93rd 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.