Israel vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Goods and services expense

Israel
13.6%
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
13.4%
in 2023
Israel rank
86th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
87th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Israel
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1020304050197219972023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 13.6% against 13.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 86th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 87th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 38.8% 17.2% 21.5% Israel
1980s 27.2% 17.8% 9.4% Israel
1990s 19.6% 13.5% 6.1% Israel
2000s 12.7% 11.3% 1.4% Israel
2010s 13.9% 12.7% 1.2% Israel
2020s 13.3% 14.0% 0.7% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Israel or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Israel, at 13.6% against 13.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Israel and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.2%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Israel and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for goods and services expense?
Israel ranks 86th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 87th 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.