Serbia vs United Kingdom: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Serbia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 13.4% against 12.7% in Serbia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.
Serbia ranks 89th and United Kingdom ranks 87th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.0% | 2.0% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 12.7% | 2.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 14.2% | 2.1% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Serbia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 13.4% against 12.7% in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Serbia and United Kingdom?
- 0.7%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United Kingdom?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Serbia and United Kingdom rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Serbia ranks 89th and United Kingdom ranks 87th 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.