Botswana vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Botswana
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 28.4% against 28.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 17th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 21.7% | 9.6% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 22.7% | 9.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 23.3% | 5.8% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 28.3% | 6.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Botswana or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Botswana, at 28.4% against 28.3% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Botswana and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Botswana ranks 17th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th 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.