Germany vs Sri Lanka: Goods and services expense
Germany
6.2%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
6.0%
in 2023
Germany rank
139th
Sri Lanka rank
140th
Goods and services expense over time
- Germany
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.2% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 19.1% | 13.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 14.1% | 9.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 9.0% | 3.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Germany or Sri Lanka?
- Germany, at 6.2% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Germany and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Sri Lanka rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Germany ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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.