Argentina vs Egypt: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Argentina
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Argentina ranks 150th and Egypt ranks 148th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 20.7% | 14.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 7.7% | 3.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Argentina or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 4.3% against 3.7% in Argentina as of 2015.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Argentina and Egypt?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Egypt?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Argentina and Egypt rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Argentina ranks 150th and Egypt ranks 148th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.