Cyprus vs Turkey: Goods and services expense (% of expense)

Cyprus
9.2%
in 2023
Turkey
8.9%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
113th
Turkey rank
116th

Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time

  • Cyprus
  • Turkey
510152025197219972023

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 9.2% against 8.9% in Turkey, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 113th and Turkey ranks 116th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 20.1% 14.1% 5.9% Cyprus
1980s 11.0% 14.1% 3.1% Turkey
1990s 7.5% 9.0% 1.5% Turkey
2000s 10.1% 8.8% 1.4% Cyprus
2010s 8.0% 10.7% 2.7% Turkey
2020s 9.0% 9.2% 0.2% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Cyprus or Turkey?
Cyprus, at 9.2% against 8.9% in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Cyprus and Turkey?
0.3%, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Turkey?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Turkey rank globally for goods and services expense?
Cyprus ranks 113th and Turkey ranks 116th 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.