Cape Verde vs Ethiopia: Goods and services expense

Cape Verde
20.5%
in 2020
Ethiopia
20.9%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
44th
Ethiopia rank
42nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Ethiopia
10203040199020062023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 20.9% against 20.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 44th and Ethiopia ranks 42nd of 154 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 18.0% 25.0% 6.9% Ethiopia
2010s 15.6% 18.8% 3.2% Ethiopia
2020s 20.5% 21.0% 0.5% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Cape Verde or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 20.9% against 20.5% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Cape Verde and Ethiopia?
0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ethiopia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Ethiopia rank globally for goods and services expense?
Cape Verde ranks 44th and Ethiopia ranks 42nd 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.