Sweden vs Tunisia: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Sweden
- Tunisia
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.4% against 4.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tunisia ahead.
Sweden ranks 144th and Tunisia ranks 146th of 154 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 13.1% | 1.4% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 10.9% | 2.5% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 7.3% | 1.1% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Sweden or Tunisia?
- Sweden, at 5.4% against 4.4% in Tunisia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Sweden and Tunisia?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tunisia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.
- How do Sweden and Tunisia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Sweden ranks 144th and Tunisia ranks 146th 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.