Rwanda vs Singapore: Goods and services expense

Rwanda
27.8%
in 2023
Singapore
27.9%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
22nd
Singapore rank
21st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Rwanda
  • Singapore
20304050197219972023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 27.9% against 27.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 43.6% 27.0% 16.6% Rwanda
2010s 31.2% 32.6% 1.4% Singapore
2020s 28.8% 28.7% 0.1% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Rwanda or Singapore?
Singapore, at 27.9% against 27.8% in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Rwanda and Singapore?
0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Singapore?
13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Singapore rank globally for goods and services expense?
Rwanda ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 21st 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.