Lithuania vs Sri Lanka: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Lithuania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 6.4% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Lithuania ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 19.3% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 14.1% | 2.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 9.0% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Lithuania or Sri Lanka?
- Lithuania, at 6.4% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Lithuania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sri Lanka?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Sri Lanka rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Lithuania ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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.