Malta vs Thailand: Goods and services expense

Malta
19.4%
in 2023
Thailand
19.4%
in 2023
Malta rank
49th
Thailand rank
50th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Malta
  • Thailand
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Thailand ahead.

Malta ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 50th of 154 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 21.1% 36.5% 15.4% Thailand
1980s 9.8% 35.8% 26.0% Thailand
1990s 12.4% 31.4% 18.9% Thailand
2000s 11.6% 25.0% 13.3% Thailand
2010s 15.4% 25.3% 9.8% Thailand
2020s 19.2% 20.7% 1.5% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Malta or Thailand?
Malta, at 19.4% against 19.4% in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Malta and Thailand?
0.0%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Thailand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malta and Thailand rank globally for goods and services expense?
Malta ranks 49th 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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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.