Mexico vs Sweden: Goods and services expense

Mexico
5.9%
in 2023
Sweden
5.4%
in 2022
Mexico rank
141st
Sweden rank
144th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Mexico
  • Sweden
57.51012.515197219972023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 5.9% against 5.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 12.5% 11.7% 0.8% Mexico
1980s 7.2% 8.4% 1.2% Sweden
1990s 9.1% 7.7% 1.5% Mexico
2000s 7.6% 6.3% 1.2% Mexico
2010s 7.0% 5.8% 1.2% Mexico
2020s 6.3% 5.0% 1.3% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Mexico or Sweden?
Mexico, at 5.9% against 5.4% in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Mexico and Sweden?
0.5%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for goods and services expense?
Mexico ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 144th 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.