Africa Western and Central vs Samoa: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 44.8% against 23.2% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 21.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.9 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 4th of 41 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.5% | 41.9% | 16.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 41.9% | 20.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Africa Western and Central or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 44.8% against 23.2% in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Africa Western and Central and Samoa?
- 21.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Samoa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Samoa rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 4th of 41 groups.
- 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
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.