Dominican Republic vs South Africa: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Dominican Republic
- South Africa
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 260.06 billion current LCU against 205.65 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 54.40 billion current LCU.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 49th of 155 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.49 million current LCU | 1.57 billion current LCU | 1.51 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 1980s | 272.71 million current LCU | 9.03 billion current LCU | 8.76 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.74 billion current LCU | 16.70 billion current LCU | 13.97 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 2000s | 22.75 billion current LCU | 56.15 billion current LCU | 33.40 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 2010s | 86.56 billion current LCU | 156.18 billion current LCU | 69.61 billion current LCU | South Africa |
| 2020s | 200.56 billion current LCU | 225.10 billion current LCU | 24.55 billion current LCU | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
- Dominican Republic, at 260.06 billion current LCU against 205.65 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 54.40 billion current LCU, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 49th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). 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 account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.