Bulgaria vs Panama: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Bulgaria
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 8.8% against 8.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Panama ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 121st and Panama ranks 118th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 12.0% | 3.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Bulgaria or Panama?
- Panama, at 8.8% against 8.1% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bulgaria and Panama?
- 0.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Bulgaria ranks 121st and Panama ranks 118th 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.