Barbados vs Mali: Goods and services expense

Barbados
13.3%
in 2016
Mali
13.8%
in 2020
Barbados rank
88th
Mali rank
85th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Barbados
  • Mali
10203040200020102020

How they compare

Mali currently reports 13.8% against 13.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 88th and Mali ranks 85th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 13.4% 32.6% 19.2% Mali
2010s 13.6% 28.7% 15.0% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Barbados or Mali?
Mali, at 13.8% against 13.3% in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Barbados and Mali?
0.5%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mali?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Mali rank globally for goods and services expense?
Barbados ranks 88th and Mali ranks 85th 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.