Sri Lanka vs United States: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6.5% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 140th and United States ranks 137th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 15.0% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 9.5% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.1% | 0.5% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Sri Lanka or United States?
- United States, at 6.5% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Sri Lanka and United States?
- 0.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Sri Lanka ranks 140th and United States ranks 137th 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.