Marshall Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Marshall Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 27.4% against 25.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 154 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.0% | 18.9% | 9.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 22.1% | 3.8% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Marshall Islands or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 27.4% against 25.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.