Saint Lucia vs Thailand: Goods and services expense
Saint Lucia
19.5%
in 2017
Thailand
19.4%
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
47th
Thailand rank
50th
Goods and services expense over time
- Saint Lucia
- Thailand
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 19.5% against 19.4% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 50th of 154 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 25.0% | 5.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 25.6% | 6.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Saint Lucia or Thailand?
- Saint Lucia, at 19.5% against 19.4% in Thailand as of 2017.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Saint Lucia and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Thailand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Saint Lucia and Thailand rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Saint Lucia ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 50th 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.