Saudi Arabia vs Uganda: Goods and services expense

Saudi Arabia
27.4%
in 2023
Uganda
25.6%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Uganda rank
27th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Uganda
0102030201020162023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 27.4% against 25.6% in Uganda, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Uganda ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 27th of 154 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 19.1% 30.6% 11.4% Uganda
2020s 24.2% 28.3% 4.0% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Saudi Arabia or Uganda?
Saudi Arabia, at 27.4% against 25.6% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Saudi Arabia and Uganda?
1.8%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uganda?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Uganda rank globally for goods and services expense?
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 27th 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.