Saudi Arabia vs Upper middle income: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 27.4% against 13.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 154 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 13.4% | 5.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 13.4% | 10.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Saudi Arabia or Upper middle income?
- Saudi Arabia, at 27.4% against 13.9% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 13.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd 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.