North Macedonia vs Sweden: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- North Macedonia
- Sweden
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 5.8% against 5.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
North Macedonia ranks 142nd and Sweden ranks 144th of 154 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 5.8% | 15.9% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 3.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 1.1% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, North Macedonia or Sweden?
- North Macedonia, at 5.8% against 5.4% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between North Macedonia and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do North Macedonia and Sweden rank globally for goods and services expense?
- North Macedonia ranks 142nd 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.