Botswana vs Seychelles: Goods and services expense
Botswana
28.4%
in 2023
Seychelles
27.9%
in 2008
Botswana rank
17th
Seychelles rank
20th
Goods and services expense over time
- Botswana
- Seychelles
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 28.4% against 27.9% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 20th of 154 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 25.7% | 4.8% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 27.2% | 5.7% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Botswana or Seychelles?
- Botswana, at 28.4% against 27.9% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Botswana and Seychelles?
- 0.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Seychelles?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2008.
- How do Botswana and Seychelles rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Botswana ranks 17th and Seychelles ranks 20th 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.