Nepal vs Sweden: Goods and services expense

Nepal
4.4%
in 2021
Sweden
5.4%
in 2022
Nepal rank
147th
Sweden rank
144th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Nepal
  • Sweden
468101214197219972022

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.4% against 4.4% in Nepal, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 147th and Sweden ranks 144th of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 9.8% 5.8% 4.0% Nepal
2020s 4.4% 4.8% 0.4% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Nepal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 5.4% against 4.4% in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Nepal and Sweden?
1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sweden?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Nepal and Sweden rank globally for goods and services expense?
Nepal ranks 147th 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.