Germany vs India: Goods and services expense
Germany
6.2%
in 2022
India
6.5%
in 2022
Germany rank
139th
India rank
136th
Goods and services expense over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 6.5% against 6.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 139th and India ranks 136th of 154 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 16.9% | 9.5% | Germany |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 15.8% | 9.8% | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 13.0% | 7.4% | India |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 11.3% | 7.0% | India |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 8.4% | 3.2% | India |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Germany or India?
- India, at 6.5% against 6.2% in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Germany and India?
- 0.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Germany ranks 139th and India ranks 136th 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.