Italy vs Lebanon: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Italy
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 4.0% against 2.9% in Italy, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lebanon ahead.
Italy ranks 152nd and Lebanon ranks 149th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 9.8% | 6.3% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Italy or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 4.0% against 2.9% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Italy and Lebanon?
- 1.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lebanon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Lebanon rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Italy ranks 152nd and Lebanon ranks 149th 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.