India vs United States: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
India
6.5%
in 2022
United States
6.5%
in 2023
India rank
136th
United States rank
137th
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 6.5% against 6.5% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 136th and United States ranks 137th of 154 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 18.2% | 1.3% | United States |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 20.0% | 4.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 15.0% | 2.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 1.8% | India |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 0.4% | India |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, India or United States?
- India, at 6.5% against 6.5% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between India and United States?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do India and United States rank globally for goods and services expense?
- India ranks 136th and United States ranks 137th 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.