Saudi Arabia vs Singapore: Goods and services expense
Saudi Arabia
27.4%
in 2023
Singapore
27.9%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Singapore rank
21st
Goods and services expense over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 27.9% against 27.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 21st of 154 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 33.0% | 14.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 28.7% | 4.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 27.9% against 27.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 0.5%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Singapore rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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
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.