Lebanon vs Tunisia: Goods and services expense

Lebanon
4.0%
in 2021
Tunisia
4.4%
in 2012
Lebanon rank
149th
Tunisia rank
146th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Lebanon
  • Tunisia
5101520197219962021

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 4.4% against 4.0% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 149th and Tunisia ranks 146th of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 9.8% 6.0% 3.8% Lebanon
2000s 2.9% 7.3% 4.4% Tunisia
2010s 3.4% 5.2% 1.8% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Lebanon or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 4.4% against 4.0% in Lebanon as of 2012.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Lebanon and Tunisia?
0.4%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Tunisia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Lebanon and Tunisia rank globally for goods and services expense?
Lebanon ranks 149th and Tunisia ranks 146th 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.