Seychelles vs Singapore: Goods and services expense

Seychelles
27.9%
in 2008
Singapore
27.9%
in 2023
Seychelles rank
20th
Singapore rank
21st

Goods and services expense over time

  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
010203040197219972023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 27.9% against 27.9% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 21st of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 32.8% 22.6% 10.3% Seychelles
1990s 24.5% 33.4% 8.9% Singapore
2000s 27.2% 38.4% 11.2% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Seychelles or Singapore?
Seychelles, at 27.9% against 27.9% in Singapore as of 2008.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Seychelles and Singapore?
0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Singapore?
17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Seychelles and Singapore rank globally for goods and services expense?
Seychelles ranks 20th 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.