Denmark vs Poland: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8.0% against 7.4% in Poland, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Poland ahead.
Denmark ranks 123rd and Poland ranks 126th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 10.1% | 3.6% | Poland |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 0.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Denmark or Poland?
- Denmark, at 8.0% against 7.4% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Denmark ranks 123rd and Poland ranks 126th 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.