Iraq vs South Korea: Goods and services expense (% of expense)

Iraq
12.4%
in 2019
South Korea
12.5%
in 2023
Iraq rank
92nd
South Korea rank
91st

Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time

  • Iraq
  • South Korea
10203040197219972023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12.5% against 12.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Korea ahead.

Iraq ranks 92nd and South Korea ranks 91st of 154 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Iraq or South Korea?
South Korea, at 12.5% against 12.4% in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Iraq and South Korea?
0.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for goods and services expense?
Iraq ranks 92nd and South Korea ranks 91st 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

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

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.