Mexico vs Sweden: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
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
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.