Which has higher goods and services expense, Africa Western and Central or Tonga?

Tonga, at 46.5% against 23.2% in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Tonga?

7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.

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.

Africa Western and Central vs Tonga: Goods and services expense

Africa Western and Central

23.2%

in 2021

Tonga

46.5%

in 2023

Africa Western and Central rank

1st

Tonga rank

2nd

Goods and services expense over time

Africa Western and Central
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 46.5% against 23.2% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 23.3%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 2nd of 41 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2010s	25.5%	41.9%	16.4%	Tonga
2020s	21.4%	43.3%	21.9%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Africa Western and Central or Tonga?: Tonga, at 46.5% 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 Tonga?: 23.3%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Tonga?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Africa Western and Central and Tonga rank globally for goods and services expense?: Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 2nd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.