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
510152025197219972022

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

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.