Switzerland vs Vanuatu: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Switzerland
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 11.22 billion current LCU against 10.33 billion current LCU in Switzerland, a difference of 891.80 million current LCU.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 102nd and Vanuatu ranks 100th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.84 billion current LCU | 1.87 billion current LCU | 2.97 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 6.76 billion current LCU | 3.92 billion current LCU | 2.84 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7.49 billion current LCU | 5.97 billion current LCU | 1.52 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 8.74 billion current LCU | 10.51 billion current LCU | 1.77 billion current LCU | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Switzerland or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 11.22 billion current LCU against 10.33 billion current LCU in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Switzerland and Vanuatu?
- 891.80 million current LCU, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Vanuatu?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Vanuatu rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd and Vanuatu ranks 100th 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.