Colombia vs Finland: Goods and services expense
Colombia
8.0%
in 2023
Finland
7.7%
in 2023
Colombia rank
122nd
Finland rank
125th
Goods and services expense over time
- Colombia
- Finland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8.0% against 7.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 122nd and Finland ranks 125th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 2.5% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 1.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 7.9% | 4.6% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Colombia or Finland?
- Colombia, at 8.0% against 7.7% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Colombia and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Finland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Finland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Colombia ranks 122nd and Finland ranks 125th 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.