Ireland vs Paraguay: Goods and services expense
Ireland
14.4%
in 2022
Paraguay
15.0%
in 2023
Ireland rank
78th
Paraguay rank
75th
Goods and services expense over time
- Ireland
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15.0% against 14.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Paraguay ahead.
Ireland ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 75th of 154 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 12.6% | 1.6% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 12.3% | 1.8% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.3% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Ireland or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 15.0% against 14.4% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ireland and Paraguay?
- 0.6%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Paraguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Paraguay rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Ireland ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 75th 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.