North America vs Philippines: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- North America
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 22.3% against 6.9% in North America, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 3.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Philippines ahead.
North America ranks 39th and Philippines ranks 34th of 41 groups.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 16.2% | 4.1% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 11.3% | 2.7% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 18.5% | 10.8% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 23.2% | 16.8% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, North America or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 22.3% against 6.9% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between North America and Philippines?
- 15.4%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Philippines?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North America and Philippines rank globally for goods and services expense?
- North America ranks 39th and Philippines ranks 34th 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
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.