Which has higher goods and services expense, Dominican Republic or Malta?

Malta, at 19.4% against 18.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malta?

50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Malta: Goods and services expense

Dominican Republic

18.9%

in 2023

Malta

19.4%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

52nd

Malta rank

49th

Goods and services expense over time

Dominican Republic
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 19.4% against 18.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16.1%	21.0%	4.8%	Malta
1980s	16.2%	9.8%	6.3%	Dominican Republic
1990s	15.5%	12.4%	3.1%	Dominican Republic
2000s	16.0%	11.6%	4.3%	Dominican Republic
2010s	17.4%	15.4%	1.9%	Dominican Republic
2020s	17.4%	19.2%	1.7%	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Dominican Republic or Malta?: Malta, at 19.4% against 18.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Dominican Republic and Malta?: 0.5%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malta?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Malta rank globally for goods and services expense?: Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.