Marshall Islands vs Small states: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Marshall Islands
- Small states
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 25.9% against 10.1% in Small states, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 2.6 times Small states's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Small states ranks 29th of 154 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 11.3% | 16.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 15.0% | 13.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Marshall Islands or Small states?
- Marshall Islands, at 25.9% against 10.1% in Small states as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Marshall Islands and Small states?
- 15.8%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Small states?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Marshall Islands and Small states rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Small states ranks 29th 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.