Which has higher goods and services expense, Maldives or Thailand?

Maldives, at 19.4% against 19.4% in Thailand as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

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.

Maldives vs Thailand: Goods and services expense

Maldives

19.4%

in 2021

Thailand

19.4%

in 2023

Maldives rank

48th

Thailand rank

50th

Goods and services expense over time

Maldives
Thailand

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 19.4% against 19.4% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 50th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66.4%	31.4%	35.0%	Maldives
2000s	66.8%	25.0%	41.8%	Maldives
2010s	23.1%	25.5%	2.4%	Thailand
2020s	17.9%	20.2%	2.3%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Maldives or Thailand?: Maldives, at 19.4% against 19.4% in Thailand as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Maldives and Thailand?: 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for goods and services expense?: Maldives ranks 48th and Thailand ranks 50th 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: 03 September 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.