Bhutan vs Palau: Goods and services expense
Bhutan
19.0%
in 2020
Palau
18.4%
in 2020
Bhutan rank
51st
Palau rank
53rd
Goods and services expense over time
- Bhutan
- Palau
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 19.0% against 18.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 51st and Palau ranks 53rd of 154 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 20.0% | 13.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 21.0% | 9.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.4% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Bhutan or Palau?
- Bhutan, at 19.0% against 18.4% in Palau as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bhutan and Palau?
- 0.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Palau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Palau rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Bhutan ranks 51st and Palau ranks 53rd 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.