Bahamas vs European Union: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Bahamas
- European Union
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 21.6% against 8.0% in European Union, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.7 times European Union's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 38th and European Union ranks 37th of 154 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 8.7% | 12.0% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 8.3% | 12.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 8.0% | 13.7% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 7.8% | 13.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Bahamas or European Union?
- Bahamas, at 21.6% against 8.0% in European Union as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bahamas and European Union?
- 13.6%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and European Union?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and European Union rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Bahamas ranks 38th and European Union ranks 37th 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.