Belgium vs Spain: Goods and services expense
Belgium
2.8%
in 2022
Spain
2.9%
in 2023
Belgium rank
153rd
Spain rank
151st
Goods and services expense over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.
Belgium ranks 153rd and Spain ranks 151st of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Belgium ranks 153rd 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
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.