IDA & IBRD total vs Singapore: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 27.9% against 14.4% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.9 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 21st of 41 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 39.6% | 24.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 33.0% | 18.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 28.9% | 14.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, IDA & IBRD total or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 27.9% against 14.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between IDA & IBRD total and Singapore?
- 13.5%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Singapore?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Singapore rank globally for goods and services expense?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 21st of 41 groups.
- 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.