Egypt vs Spain: Goods and services expense

Egypt
4.3%
in 2015
Spain
2.9%
in 2023
Egypt rank
148th
Spain rank
151st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Egypt
  • Spain
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.3% against 2.9% in Spain, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 148th and Spain ranks 151st of 154 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 17.6% 15.4% 2.2% Egypt
1980s 25.3% 8.0% 17.2% Egypt
1990s 18.8% 5.8% 13.0% Egypt
2000s 7.6% 3.0% 4.6% Egypt
2010s 5.5% 2.7% 2.9% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Egypt or Spain?
Egypt, at 4.3% against 2.9% in Spain as of 2015.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Egypt and Spain?
1.4%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
Egypt ranks 148th and Spain ranks 151st 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.