Which has higher goods and services expense, Guatemala or Ireland?

Ireland, at 14.4% against 14.0% in Guatemala as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Ireland?

29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Guatemala vs Ireland: Goods and services expense

Guatemala

14.0%

in 2023

Ireland

14.4%

in 2022

Guatemala rank

81st

Ireland rank

78th

Goods and services expense over time

Guatemala
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 14.4% against 14.0% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 81st and Ireland ranks 78th of 154 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.7%	4.7%	13.1%	Guatemala
2000s	13.3%	8.5%	4.8%	Guatemala
2010s	13.6%	10.5%	3.1%	Guatemala
2020s	13.7%	13.5%	0.3%	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Guatemala or Ireland?: Ireland, at 14.4% against 14.0% in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Guatemala and Ireland?: 0.4%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Ireland?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Ireland rank globally for goods and services expense?: Guatemala ranks 81st and Ireland ranks 78th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.