Timor-Leste vs United Arab Emirates: Goods and services expense

Timor-Leste
28.3%
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
28.9%
in 2023
Timor-Leste rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • United Arab Emirates
0204060199720102023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 28.9% against 28.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 44.7% 34.2% 10.4% Timor-Leste
2020s 37.6% 33.9% 3.7% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Timor-Leste or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 28.9% against 28.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates?
0.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates?
12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates rank globally for goods and services expense?
Timor-Leste ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th 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.