Which has higher goods and services expense, Iraq or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 12.5% against 12.4% in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in goods and services expense between Iraq and Republic of Korea?

0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Republic of Korea?

6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.

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.

Iraq vs Republic of Korea: Goods and services expense

Iraq

12.4%

in 2019

Republic of Korea

12.5%

in 2023

Iraq rank

92nd

Republic of Korea rank

91st

Goods and services expense over time

Iraq
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ahead.

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

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