Canada vs Switzerland: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7.4% against 7.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 130th of 154 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 1.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Canada or Switzerland?
- Canada, at 7.4% against 7.0% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Canada ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 130th 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.