Middle income vs Singapore: Goods and services expense

Middle income
15.0%
in 2022
Singapore
27.9%
in 2023
Middle income rank
19th
Singapore rank
21st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Middle income
  • Singapore
10203040197219972023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 27.9% against 15.0% in Middle income, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 21st of 41 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 15.3% 37.3% 22.0% Singapore
2010s 15.0% 33.0% 18.0% Singapore
2020s 14.5% 28.9% 14.5% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Middle income or Singapore?
Singapore, at 27.9% against 15.0% in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Middle income and Singapore?
12.9%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Singapore?
19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Middle income and Singapore rank globally for goods and services expense?
Middle income ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 21st of 41 groups.
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.