United Arab Emirates vs Zambia: Goods and services expense

United Arab Emirates
19.33 billion current LCU
in 2024
Zambia
23.67 billion current LCU
in 2024
United Arab Emirates rank
85th
Zambia rank
82nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zambia
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 23.67 billion current LCU against 19.33 billion current LCU in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 4.34 billion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 155 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.82 billion current LCU 392.00 million current LCU 8.43 billion current LCU United Arab Emirates
2010s 20.09 billion current LCU 8.97 billion current LCU 11.11 billion current LCU United Arab Emirates
2020s 21.96 billion current LCU 25.60 billion current LCU 3.63 billion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, United Arab Emirates or Zambia?
Zambia, at 23.67 billion current LCU against 19.33 billion current LCU in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
4.34 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do United Arab Emirates and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?
United Arab Emirates ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 82nd 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.