Austria vs Switzerland: Goods and services expense
Austria
6.6%
in 2023
Switzerland
7.0%
in 2023
Austria rank
133rd
Switzerland rank
130th
Goods and services expense over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7.0% against 6.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 130th of 154 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 21.2% | 4.3% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 22.6% | 6.1% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.6% | 3.4% | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.6% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 7.0% against 6.6% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Austria ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 130th 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.