Namibia vs Vanuatu: Goods and services expense

Namibia
12.22 billion current LCU
in 2024
Vanuatu
11.22 billion current LCU
in 2023
Namibia rank
98th
Vanuatu rank
100th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Namibia
  • Vanuatu
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 12.22 billion current LCU against 11.22 billion current LCU in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.00 billion current LCU.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Namibia ranks 98th and Vanuatu ranks 100th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 1.16 billion current LCU 1.87 billion current LCU 702.85 million current LCU Vanuatu
2000s 4.27 billion current LCU 3.92 billion current LCU 347.22 million current LCU Namibia
2010s 7.01 billion current LCU 5.97 billion current LCU 1.05 billion current LCU Namibia
2020s 9.23 billion current LCU 10.51 billion current LCU 1.28 billion current LCU Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Namibia or Vanuatu?
Namibia, at 12.22 billion current LCU against 11.22 billion current LCU in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Namibia and Vanuatu?
1.00 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vanuatu?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Vanuatu rank globally for goods and services expense?
Namibia ranks 98th and Vanuatu ranks 100th 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

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 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 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.