Caribbean Small States vs Tonga: Goods and services expense

Caribbean Small States
22.1%
in 2019
Tonga
46.5%
in 2023
Caribbean Small States rank
4th
Tonga rank
2nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Tonga
1020304050200120122023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 46.5% against 22.1% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 24.4%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 2nd of 39 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Caribbean Small States or Tonga?
Tonga, at 46.5% against 22.1% in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Caribbean Small States and Tonga?
24.4%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Tonga?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Caribbean Small States and Tonga rank globally for goods and services expense?
Caribbean Small States ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 2nd of 39 groups.
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.