Bhutan vs Maldives: Goods and services expense

Bhutan
19.0%
in 2020
Maldives
19.4%
in 2021
Bhutan rank
51st
Maldives rank
48th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Bhutan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 19.4% against 19.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Bhutan ranks 51st and Maldives ranks 48th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 42.8% 66.4% 23.6% Maldives
2000s 42.0% 66.8% 24.8% Maldives
2010s 29.1% 23.1% 6.0% Bhutan
2020s 19.0% 16.4% 2.6% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Bhutan or Maldives?
Maldives, at 19.4% against 19.0% in Bhutan as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bhutan and Maldives?
0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for goods and services expense?
Bhutan ranks 51st and Maldives ranks 48th 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.