Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Timor-Leste: Goods and services expense

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
13.9%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
28.3%
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Timor-Leste rank
19th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Timor-Leste
1020304050200820152023

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 28.3% against 13.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Timor-Leste ranks 19th of 41 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2010s 12.6% 45.1% 32.6% Timor-Leste
2020s 13.0% 37.6% 24.6% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 28.3% against 13.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Timor-Leste?
14.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Timor-Leste?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Timor-Leste rank globally for goods and services expense?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Timor-Leste ranks 19th of 41 groups.
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

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.