Singapore vs Timor-Leste: Goods and services expense

Singapore
27.9%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
28.3%
in 2022
Singapore rank
21st
Timor-Leste rank
19th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Singapore
  • Timor-Leste
20304050197219972023

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 28.3% against 27.9% in Singapore, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Singapore ranks 21st and Timor-Leste ranks 19th of 154 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2010s 33.0% 45.1% 12.2% Timor-Leste
2020s 28.9% 37.6% 8.6% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Singapore or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 28.3% against 27.9% in Singapore as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Singapore and Timor-Leste?
0.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Timor-Leste?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Singapore and Timor-Leste rank globally for goods and services expense?
Singapore ranks 21st and Timor-Leste ranks 19th 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.