Bahamas vs Belize: Goods and services expense

Bahamas
21.6%
in 2023
Belize
21.2%
in 2017
Bahamas rank
38th
Belize rank
41st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Bahamas
  • Belize
0102030199020062023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 21.6% against 21.2% in Belize, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 38th and Belize ranks 41st of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Belize in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Belize Difference Ahead
1990s 20.7% 23.8% 3.1% Belize
2000s 21.1% 19.9% 1.2% Bahamas
2010s 21.5% 23.2% 1.7% Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Bahamas or Belize?
Bahamas, at 21.6% against 21.2% in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bahamas and Belize?
0.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for goods and services expense?
Bahamas ranks 38th and Belize ranks 41st 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.