Bahrain vs South Africa: Goods and services expense
Bahrain
11.5%
in 2020
South Africa
11.5%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
95th
South Africa rank
97th
Goods and services expense over time
- Bahrain
- South Africa
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 11.5% against 11.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Bahrain ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 97th of 154 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 12.1% | 3.8% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 11.7% | 7.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 11.2% | 3.5% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 8.3% | 3.2% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Bahrain or South Africa?
- Bahrain, at 11.5% against 11.5% in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Bahrain and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and South Africa rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Bahrain ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 97th 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
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.