Lebanon vs Spain: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Lebanon
- Spain
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 4.0% against 2.9% in Spain, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 149th and Spain ranks 151st of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Lebanon or Spain?
- Lebanon, at 4.0% against 2.9% in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Lebanon and Spain?
- 1.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Lebanon and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Lebanon ranks 149th and Spain ranks 151st 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.