Afghanistan vs Samoa: Goods and services expense

Afghanistan
54.8%
in 2017
Samoa
44.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
1st
Samoa rank
4th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Samoa
020406080200620142023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 54.8% against 44.8% in Samoa, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 4th of 154 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Afghanistan or Samoa?
Afghanistan, at 54.8% against 44.8% in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Afghanistan and Samoa?
10.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Samoa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Samoa rank globally for goods and services expense?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 4th 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.