Belize vs South Asia: Goods and services expense
Belize
21.2%
in 2017
South Asia
5.6%
in 2022
Belize rank
41st
South Asia rank
38th
Goods and services expense over time
- Belize
- South Asia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 21.2% against 5.6% in South Asia, a difference of 15.6%.
That makes Belize's figure about 3.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 41st and South Asia ranks 38th of 154 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 16.1% | 7.8% | Belize |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 13.0% | 6.9% | Belize |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 10.0% | 13.2% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Belize or South Asia?
- Belize, at 21.2% against 5.6% in South Asia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Belize and South Asia?
- 15.6%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Asia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Belize and South Asia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Belize ranks 41st and South Asia ranks 38th 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.