North Macedonia vs Sri Lanka: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- North Macedonia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 12.0% | 9.8% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 0.4% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, North Macedonia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.0% against 5.8% in North Macedonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do North Macedonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for goods and services expense?
- North Macedonia ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 140th 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.