Bhutan vs Macau, China: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Bhutan
- Macau, China
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 19.0% against 18.0% in Macau, China, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 51st and Macau, China ranks 54th of 154 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 21.3% | 21.6% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 20.5% | 21.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 16.6% | 13.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 13.4% | 5.6% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Bhutan or Macau, China?
- Bhutan, at 19.0% against 18.0% in Macau, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bhutan and Macau, China?
- 1.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Macau, China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Macau, China rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Bhutan ranks 51st and Macau, China ranks 54th 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.