Brazil vs Spain: Goods and services expense

Brazil
2.4%
in 2023
Spain
2.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
154th
Spain rank
151st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
05101520197219972023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.9% against 2.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 154th and Spain ranks 151st of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 2.8% 2.6% 0.2% Brazil
2020s 2.3% 2.4% 0.1% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Brazil or Spain?
Spain, at 2.9% against 2.4% in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Brazil and Spain?
0.5%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
Brazil ranks 154th 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

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.