Belgium vs Brazil: Goods and services expense

Belgium
2.8%
in 2022
Brazil
2.4%
in 2023
Belgium rank
153rd
Brazil rank
154th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Belgium
  • Brazil
0123199520092023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.

Belgium ranks 153rd and Brazil ranks 154th of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Brazil Difference Ahead
2010s 2.5% 2.8% 0.4% Brazil
2020s 2.6% 2.2% 0.4% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Belgium or Brazil?
Belgium, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Belgium and Brazil?
0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Brazil?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Brazil rank globally for goods and services expense?
Belgium ranks 153rd and Brazil ranks 154th 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.