Germany vs Lithuania: Goods and services expense
Germany
6.2%
in 2022
Lithuania
6.4%
in 2023
Germany rank
139th
Lithuania rank
138th
Goods and services expense over time
- Germany
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 6.4% against 6.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 139th and Lithuania ranks 138th of 154 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 18.3% | 14.9% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 11.5% | 7.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 8.3% | 3.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Germany or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 6.4% against 6.2% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Germany and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lithuania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Germany ranks 139th and Lithuania ranks 138th 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.