Which has higher goods and services expense, Lithuania or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 6.6% against 6.4% in Lithuania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Madagascar?

20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.

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.

Lithuania vs Madagascar: Goods and services expense

Lithuania

6.4%

in 2023

Madagascar

6.6%

in 2023

Lithuania rank

138th

Madagascar rank

135th

Goods and services expense over time

Lithuania
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 6.6% against 6.4% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Madagascar ahead.

Lithuania ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 135th of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.9%	15.2%	4.4%	Madagascar
2010s	8.3%	7.6%	0.7%	Lithuania
2020s	6.5%	6.4%	0.1%	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Lithuania or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 6.6% against 6.4% in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Lithuania and Madagascar?: 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Madagascar?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Madagascar rank globally for goods and services expense?: Lithuania ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 135th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.