Argentina vs Spain: Goods and services expense

Argentina
3.7%
in 2023
Spain
2.9%
in 2023
Argentina rank
150th
Spain rank
151st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Argentina
  • Spain
05101520197219972023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.7% against 2.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 150th and Spain ranks 151st of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 6.5% 5.8% 0.7% Argentina
2000s 4.6% 2.9% 1.7% Argentina
2010s 4.0% 2.6% 1.5% Argentina
2020s 3.7% 2.4% 1.3% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Argentina or Spain?
Argentina, at 3.7% against 2.9% in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Argentina and Spain?
0.8%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
Argentina ranks 150th and Spain ranks 151st 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

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 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 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.